There was chaos at ZRP Murambinda police station as the residents of Murambinda Growth Point jostled to get a glimpse of the notorious Panganai Tangwena who had been on the run for attacking and sodomising men in and around Murambinda.
ZimEye can now reveal Tangwena, previously unknown to both the police and the state media.

He was arrested yesterday in Macheke by 2 police officers based at Murambinda police station who had gone to Macheke to arrest a cattle rustler. In a true case of sour grapes, the cattle rustler then tipped the officers on the whereabouts of Tangwena who was now doing menial jobs in Macheke farming area, weeding in people’s farms.
Early this month Officer-in-charge Murambinda Police Station, Chief Inspector Gorden Sibanda, confirmed that they had received reports of men who were attacked by Tangwena and sexually abused.
“It is true that we are dealing with such a case. We got the first report on August 31.
“He was reported to have committed aggravated indecent assault. It appears he has specific tactics he employs when carrying out his shenanigans.
“At one point, he is said to have seen an 18-year-old bathing along the river and attacked him. The young victim was admitted at Murambinda Mission Hospital after he was sodomised allegedly by Tangwena.
“We also got another report on September 2 when he met his male neighbour who was on his way home. Tangwena is said to have approached him and started molesting him.
“He allegedly bit his ‘prey’ on both breasts and on his back. There were visible scars on the victim. However, the neighbour was lucky to escape before Tangwena had accomplished his mission, but he had managed to identify him.
“When this guy came to make a report, it took less than an hour before another male came to report a similar case.
“Last week we got another report from a woman who was gathering firewood in the bush in the company of her mother.
“He is said to have tried to attack the woman until the mother threatened him with an axe and he ran away,” he said.
“We have tried on several occasions to raid his home and all areas where he is said to be hiding, but it has yielded nothing so far.
“To some extent there could be the use of juju in the way the suspect behaves. Even the way he escapes after being seen in public is a puzzle to us. We have tried all the tricks in the bag.
“We are also embarking on campaigns to alert the public and one such initiative is this interview apart from campaigns in the residential areas,” he said.