By Levy Masiteng
Police said on Tuesday they were executing seven warrants of arrest in Limpopo in connection with a R10 million insurance murder-for-payout scheme linked to former police sergeant Rachel Shokane-Kutumela.
Three suspects had already been arrested in early morning operations, said SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
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She said those arrested included two brothers and a sangoma, and that more arrests were expected.
In a statement, Mathe said investigators believed the suspects were involved in a scheme in which life and funeral insurance policies were taken out on at least 10 people who were later murdered so that payouts could be claimed.
The arrests are linked to Shokane-Kutumela, who was arrested in October 2024 while on duty at the Senwabarwana police station and has since been dismissed from the South African Police Service.
She remains in custody
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