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By Richard Kawazi
Two greedy brothers from Rushinga are in hot soup for allegedly digging up a grave where one of their sons was buried to recover US$300 according to a ‘spiritual revelation’, it has emerged.
Police spokesperson for Mashonaland Central, Inspector Milton Mundembe, told Nhau/Indaba that Ranganai Magara (47) together with his brother Owen Magara (45) are facing charges of tampering with a grave.
He alleged that on September 23, last year, the brothers buried Ranganai’s 19-year-old son who reportedly committed suicide.
Towards year end, the son’s spirit is reported to have possessed Owen revealing that he was buried with US$300 in his possession.
This motivated the two brothers to seek permission to exhume the grave, an act abruptly denied by their headman Trust Kaimba (38) of Mukuyu Village citing that he had no authority to allow the process.
In a quest to recover the ‘hidden treasure’, the two brothers mobilised some of their relatives and went on to exhume the grave without authority.
However, their spirited efforts went in vain as they failed to recover the money.
Herdman Kaimba received a tip-off about their illegal act and dragged them to the traditional court where they were fined eight beasts.
On February 1, the headman’s messenger attached three beasts from the brothers’ herd which they forcibly took back.
This prompted a report at Rushinga Police station leading to their arrest. Nhau/Indaba
