Durban – A KwaZulu-Natal couple appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court today for allegedly defrauding the KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) provincial spokesperson Natasha Kara said Ruvanya Ramiah and Ayush Rambally were charged with fraud, theft and money laundering amounting to over R12 million.
“They were remanded into custody until April 28 for a bail application,” she said.
The KZN Blind and Deaf Society welcomed the arrests of the couple. It said the pair were arrested in Estcourt last Thursday.
The president of the society, Veetha Sewkuran, expressed her gratitude to the investigating officer, identified as Colonel Sibiya, and said she was confident that justice would prevail.
The couple allegedly defrauded the organisation from 2012 to 2019.
Ramiah, while working for the society as its finance officer, allegedly stole money from its bank accounts by transferring the money to bank accounts within her control or to an account held by Rambally.
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