Pretoria – Estina Dairy tax fraud accused, Kamal Vasram and Saliesh Indurjeeth, have been ordered to return to the Pretoria Regional Court in August.
The two fraud accused appeared in court on Friday, (11 April 2025), where the matter began.
The case against Vasram and Indurjeeth relates to an alleged R37,7 million South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs tax fraud.
The alleged fraud emanates from the importation of a pasteurisation plant for the Estina Dairy Farm.
The alleged fraud matter was probed by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and SARS.
Allegations are that the accused attempted to claim a VAT refund of R37.7 million for a pasteurisation plant imported from India.
The invoice submitted for the claim was allegedly fake.
The accused allegedly declared that the pasteurisation plant was new, but the state alleges it was secondhand.
The importation of the pasteurisation plant was allegedly invoiced to Estina by Gateway Limited in the UAE, a company linked to the Guptas.
The matter was adjourned to 18 August 2025 for further trial.
The accused remain out on R10 000 bail each.
Prior to the resumption of the trial the state will file an application for the admissibility of further evidence sourced from another country.
The court ordered the state to file its application by 6 June 2025 and the defence to file their reply by 7 July 2025.
Arguments will subsequently be heard on 18 July 2025 for the court to make a ruling on the admissibility of the evidence on 18 August 2025.
