Headmaster in Dock Over Company Share Scam

By Judith Nyuke

A headmaster at West Ridge Primary School, Ridgeview Belvedere, Harare and his 71-year-old relative appeared in court for allegedly misrepresenting a forged resolution letter for a local company T and J Investments (Pvt) Ltd, to the Registrar of Companies two years ago, a move that deceived the office into awarding them 10 additional shares each without a co-director’s consent.

Thakorbhai Kanjee (73) and Jaya Kanjee (71) appeared before Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki charged with fraud. The matter was remanded to 19 March for trial.
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According to court papers, the complainant is Neeshta Urmila Patel (43) a director of T and J Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a company that rents out commercial buildings.

Both accused persons are also directors of the company and are the complainant’s aunt and uncle.
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The State, represented by Lawrence Gangarahwe, alleges that on 16 August 2024, the pair hatched a plan to defraud the complainant of her shares.

They allegedly submitted a fraudulent board resolution to the Registrar of Companies purporting that all directors had authorized a restructuring of the company’s shareholding.
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Acting on this misrepresentation, the Registrar of Companies allotted 10 additional shares to each of the accused without the complainant’s knowledge.

The matter was reported to the police on 11 March 2025, leading to their arrest on 14 July 2025.

The State alleges that the accused’s actions prejudiced the good administration of T and J Investments.