MEDIA STATEMENT

MEC BHEKI TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF RTI OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON DUTY

Tuesday 19 April 2005 at 13h00 (Today)

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele and Transport CEO Dr. Kwazi Mbanjwa will today attend the funeral service of the late Mr. Sagren Pillay (32) a Road Traffic Inspector who was shot and killed yesterday at the N3 Marianhill Toll Plaza.

The funeral service for Pillay will be held at his parents home, at 52 Summerfield Road Unit 2, Chatsworth and short church service will be held at the PRC Township Church, then proceeding to the Mobeni Heights cemetery.

Mbanjwa said Pillay had served five years working as a Traffic Officer for RTI-Pinetown in KZN- Department of Transport. "Pillay showed an outstanding performance for law enforcement in the province, his love and dedication for road safety made him to part with his family, friends and colleagues whilst on duty," he said.

Pillay survived by his 25 year old wife, Annalene Pillay, 25, his daughter, Shenaya Lee, 4, his parents, two brothers and a sister.

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