BY Obakeng Maje

Police in Tlhabane have issued a stern warning to community members to refrain from opening false cases. Police have in recent months noted a disturbing increase in this trend. It is a known fact that people do sometimes open false dockets for the sake of insurance claims.

At this stage, police have arrested a number of suspects and are currently investigating several cases of perjury.

According to police reports, people involved in this crime often claim that their laptops, cellphones and plasma television sets have been stolen, when in fact it is not the case.

“According to the Law, submitting a false statement, knowing that it is false, amounts to perjury and is punishable by Law” Captain Philani Muna said.