Pietermaritzburg businessman Anesen Pillay is still regarded as a missing person until police complete DNA testing on a burnt body found inside his vehicle.
The charred remains of a body found in the vehicle of missing Pietermaritzburg businessman Anesen Pillay were taken by police forensic teams for DNA analysis.
Pillay, 48, was reported missing after attending a funeral at Aryan Hall on Khan Road on August 22, at Mountain Rise SAPS, the Sunday Tribune reported. The next day, police found a body inside a burnt-out vehicle belonging to Pillay in the forest in an area called France. Despite the discovery, the family remains hopeful that the remains found inside the vehicle do not belong to Pillay.
Pillay’s cousin, Somalan Moodley, said the family was refusing to give up hope until the identity of the remains had been conclusively established.
“We hope that he is still somewhere out there waiting to be found. We will continue to pray for his safe return,” he said.
