POLOKWANE – According to police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe, Patel was shot and injured by unknown suspects on Sunday morning, 15 July.
“The victim was shot along the R71 road between Mankweng and Polokwane near Makgeng village,” Ngoepe said.
Last week, Patel’s blood-stained bakkie and blood on the soil next to the bakkie was found in Nirvana on 9 July.
He was found alive at the parental home in Nirvana after he failed to testify in court on the same day.
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Ngoepe says Patel is recovering but the suspects are still on the run.
This is a developing story.