HUNDREDS of mourners gathered in Crawford yesterday to say farewell to the father of alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack.
According to relatives, the Yusuf Modack, 81, died in his sleep at his Lansdowne home yesterday morning. He was found by his wife, Rashieda.
Rumours circulated that Nafiz planned to apply for permission to leave Helderstroom Prison where he is being held, to attend the janaazah, but police sources have said this is untrue.
The Modack family was thrust into the limelight several years ago, when Nafiz was arrested for allegedly running extortion rackets at Cape Town nightclubs.
Defraud
More recently, Nafiz was joined by his mother Ruwaida and brother Yaseen in the Western Cape High Court, where they face several charges for allegedly trying to defraud SARS.
Nafiz’s legal…
