Cassimjee denies wrongdoing in alleged R1.5m Durban property scam
Ismail Cassimjee and Thamothran Junior Raman are facing charges relating to an alleged property sale scam. They are on trail for fraud amounting to R1.5 million.
Former eThekwini councillor Ismail Cassimjee has pleaded not guilty to fraud and theft charges in a Durban property scam involving R1.5 million. Cassimjee, 55, and co-accused Thamothran Junior Raman, 61, are accused of running a property sale scam in Chatsworth, Greenwood Park, and Brighton Beach. Cassimjee was arrested in February 2022 and is currently awaiting trial at Westville prison.
Raman, who has previously been found guilty of fraud, is serving his sentence in Westville. The state alleges that Cassimjee and Raman falsely claimed to a man named Mohamed Abdool that a Nissan Almera, purchased for R10,000, had valid logbook documents. Cassimjee also allegedly defrauded Jerome Govender of R567,000, Imam and Fathima Kader of R612,000, and Essop Kajee of R1.1 million when attempting to sell them properties in Umhlatuzana, Malvern, and Marine Drive, respectively. Cassimjee testified that he only received R15,000 from each deal as a facilitator's fee.
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