Police have confirmed that the pensioner killed in a home invasion earlier this week, had been strangled with her sari while praying.
Durban - Jince Ram, 73, a Hare Krishna Devotee was initiated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 2002 and became known as Dukhi Radha Dasi.
When a tenant heard noises and went to investigate, she found Dasi dead and Raksha bleeding, but alive.Raksha was treated by paramedics at the scene, before being taken to hospital. “She was found strangled to death with her sari. The suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.”They said she enjoyed gardening and would spend every morning in her prayer room. She chanted at night or played the harmonium.
“That time we did not have a temple so we would meet under a tent. Her family owned a marquee company so sometimes they provided the tent for our devotees to sit under.”“She was a motherly figure for us all. She was a kind lady who always offered her help to us.
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