Jamnadas Harkant Nathvani

Jamnadas "Harry" Nathvani (1948 - 2019)

Brief overview:

Jamnadas (71), was last heard from on 6th March 2019, his body was found six months later in the mortuary. His body was so badly burned that he could not be identified. Police were finally able to identify him by his teeth in September 2019.

Jamnadas, a British citizen, was travelling in South Africa to 'relive happy childhood memories', having spent time in the country when he was young.

Police said Mr Nathvani had been planning to visit a female friend in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, where local detectives took up the case. During the investigation, they believed that he died that month (March) and that his body was left lying in grassland in Gauteng.

Jamnadas was last seen boarding a bus from Newcastle to Johannesburg Park Station on February 22nd, the last time he was sighted in person.

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• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

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• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

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  • On October 9th 2019, suspect Zaheera Boomgaard was arrested and kept in custody pending the bail. She was facing charges of murder, kidnapping, theft and fraud.
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Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/RUdVt
• https://archive.ph/94FZf