A DNA profile surfaces on Kistnen's trousers, five years after the killing
Scotland Yard experts have found a DNA profile on the trousers of Soopramanien Kistnen, the MSM political agent whose burnt body turned up in a cane field at Telfair, in Moka, back in October 2020. The garment had travelled to a specialist laboratory in England for deeper testing. Nearly five years on, it is the first physical lead that could place another person at the scene.
Investigators have not said whose profile it is. In a case that has stalled and restarted more than once, a name tied to evidence would change the whole story.
Drug squad says a Le Morne stud farm staged the Réunion zamal run
The Haras du Morne, a stud farm below Le Morne Brabant, now sits at the centre of the case over Rs 233.5 million of zamal shipped in from Réunion. Investigators say Shaan Kumar Choolun, known as Mithun, used a handyman job there to plan the operation.
The site sits close to the sea, no accident in the drug squad's eyes. Mithun, wanted for weeks, has turned himself in. He allegedly waved two others onto the grounds to prep the run. A handyman's keys, police allege, opens the whole route.
Unions dig in as the state moves to means-test the old pension
Register those turning 61 now, screen the rest later: that is the pension shift drawing fire this week. The General Workers' Federation calls the universal pension non-negotiable, and other unions say the switch to a targeted scheme is moving too fast. For a benefit every household counts on, the politics here run hot.
Central bank has spent $80 million this year holding up the rupee
Six times since January, the Bank of Mauritius has stepped into the currency market, selling $80 million in all to steady the rupee, the latest sale on Thursday 3 September. Propping up a currency burns through reserves, and six rounds say the pressure has not eased. The real question is how long the bank keeps feeding the market.
Shorts
Cannabis reform report lands on the PM's desk – The report is finally ready, and it points toward ending the cannabis status quo.
SC and HSC fees due before 11 September – Pupils short on attendance must pay Rs 28,000 to Rs 30,000 to sit the exams.
Electrician dies in a fall at Trou-d'Eau-Douce – A Chinese worker of 37 died after falling on a worksite on Friday.
Government withdraws the Wetlands Bill – Joanna Bérenger demands an explanation after the bill left the Assembly's agenda.
Rodrigues drug seizure, one man held – ADSU seized 761g of suspected cannabis and psychotropic pills in Rodrigues.
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