MASVINGO – A Masvingo man has appeared in court charged with fraud after he allegedly connived with his mother in-law to defraud a city resident of a house valued at US$25,000.
The suspect, Ranganai Chipwanya appeared before a Masvingo magistrate who granted him US$200 bail.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) said Chipwanya acted in connivance with his mother in-law, one Evelyn Masiyambiri to deprive Elisha Muzilikazi of his father’s house through falsely claiming the now late home owner had sold the property to them prior to his death..
“Allegations against Chipwanya are that he connived with his mother-in-law, Evelyn Masiyambiri who is already on bail over the same matter, to deprive the complainant, Elisha Muzilikazi of his late father’s house valued at US$25,000, which was occupied by the former.
“It is alleged that on October 12, 2015, Chipwanya wrote a letter to the Master of the High Court of Zimbabwe on Masiyambiri’s behalf, falsely claiming that she had purchased the house from the complainant’s father knowing fully that this was not true,” ZACC said.
Chipwanya will be back in court on October 17 for his routine remand.
