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Briefing the Gauteng legislature portfolio committee on Community Safety on Wednesday, Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said the five men ran extortion rackets in the township disguised as community patrolling.
Five people are expected to appear in court on Wednesday in connection with the vigilante attacks that claimed seven lives in Diepsloot at the weekend.
South African vigilante group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close.
The death of a chief in the North West has led to a spate of arson attacks, prompting a call from police to help them solve the case instead of committing more criminality.
Meitei Pangals, who practise Islam, form 10% of the total population of Meiteis in the state, and have remained largely neutral in the ongoing ethnic conflict.