Chatsworth Drug Kingpin and Family Laid to Rest in Coffins Kitted Out With Guns, Fur and Versace, SA Divided

• The Kalicharan family, killed in a suspected drug-related drive-by shooting, were laid to rest in a flashy funeral
• The couple's coffins were decked out in pictures of guns, dollar bills and the Versace design
• South Africans mourned the death of the couple's nine-year-old daughter, who would have turned 10 on the day of the funeral

DURBAN - The family of a suspected Chatsworth drug kingpin gunned down in a drive-by shooting were laid to rest in tailored coffins fitting their reportedly lavish lifestyles.

The alleged kingpin, Brandon Kalicharan, his wife, Jeconiah Pillay, and their nine-year-old, Jecaida, were killed in what is assumed to be a drug-related hit.

Loved ones buried the family on Sunday, 27 March, at Mobeni Heights Cemetery after an extravagant funeral ceremony, IOL reported.

In addition to being carried by Rolls-Royce hearses, the funeral parlour embellished the couple's coffins with furs, guns and Versace's signature design. The coffins were also kitted out with diamond dollar bills and photos of the couple.

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Loved ones requested that Jecaida's coffin be covered with her pictures and images of unicorns and panda bears.

Durban family gunned down just before 9-year-old Jecaida's birthday

TimesLIVE reported that the day of the funeral would have been the nine-year-old's 10th birthday.

The family of three were on their way to buy decorations for Jecaida's birthday party when suspected rivals gunned them down in Peters Road, Springfield, on Thursday, 23 March.

At the time of his death, Kalicharan was a person of interest in some cases that the Hawks were investigating.

South Africans divided by the deaths of the alleged Chatsworth drug kingpin and family

Below are some comments

Marcel Adriaan said:

"No RIP from me it's because of you and wanting to live rich, we have so many addicts."

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Mila Gwiba Budaza questioned:

"If you knew that he was a drug kingpin, why was he not arrested all along?"

Zukisani Mkunqwana asked:

"What happened to the rule, don't kill women and children? Or has the drug peddling game changed? New rules!"

Mlungisi Kelembe speculated:

"Now revenge assassinations to follow..."

Joburg pastor’s family allegedly owes funeral home more than R100k after storing his body for almost 2 years

In another story, Briefly News reported that a funeral home that housed the corpse of Gauteng pastor Siva Moodley is demanding payment after storing his body for almost two years and facilitating his burial.

In a story that stunned South Africans, a funeral home had to turn to the court for permission to bury a well-known pastor after keeping his body at their facility for nearly two years.

According to News24, Siva Moodley's body was kept on ice for two years because his wife claimed that she dreamt he would rise from the dead. Martin's Funerals in Roodepoort tried contacting the family several times but they never responded.

Source: Briefly News