 | This article needs to be updated. (July 2023) |
| Date | 23 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | around 08:00 SAST |
| Venue | Outside the home of the victim |
| Location | Winchester Hills, Johannesburg South, Gauteng Province, South Africa[1] |
| Coordinates | 26°16′29″S 28°01′19″E / 26.27476°S 28.02193°E |
| Cause | Shooting |
| Motive | Assassination of a witness in a corruption investigation |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Arrests | 6 |
| Suspects |
Babita Deokaran was a South African whistleblower murdered for reporting corruption at the Gauteng Department of Health where she was working as the acting chief director financial accounting officer.
- ^ Cruywagen, Vincent (10 October 2021). "AGE OF THE ASSASSIN: Possible 'mafia' link to murder of Babita Deokaran". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Babita Deokaran murder: More arrests expected after six accused make first court appearance". www.polity.org.za. Retrieved 31 August 2021.