Feroz Khan | The Secret Files, The Shooting & The Missing Testimony

An ambush in the suburban night left a top law enforcement official bleeding on the pavement just seventy-two hours before a historic public exposure.

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On the evening of June 28, 2026, three days before suspended South African Police Service deputy head of crime intelligence Faros Khan was scheduled to face intense questioning before the Madlanga Commission, a white sedan pulled up outside his home in Houghton, Johannesburg.

Minutes later, gunshots echoed through the night as Faros Khan was shot multiple times in the abdomen.

The senior general was rushed to Netcare Milpark Hospital for emergency surgery.

When July 1, 2026, arrived inside the Madlanga Commission, the witness chair sat empty.

Faros Khan was in the intensive care unit, sedated, non-verbal, and connected to life-support tubes following the attempted assassination.

His legal team appeared before Justice Madlanga and presented photographic evidence of the general’s medical condition, explaining that Faros Khan was restrained by doctors from receiving visitors and could not provide legal instructions.

This violent intervention halted what was set to be an explosive appearance before the inquiry.

Faros Khan had spent more than three decades climbing through police ranks, starting as a uniformed constable in 1991 before reaching the rank of major general in 2017.

His position as deputy head of crime intelligence placed Faros Khan in control of sensitive national security information, covert operations, and counter-intelligence networks.

By 2025, national attention turned toward allegations of corruption, political interference, and criminal networks penetrating law enforcement, involving politicians currently serving in parliament, correctional services, metro police, and prosecutors controlled by a drug cartel.

Investigators targeted the Houghton residence of Faros Khan, seizing his electronic devices, including a smartphone and an iPad.

Faros Khan initially mounted a fierce legal battle to prevent investigators from accessing the devices, claiming they contained highly classified state secrets and sensitive information regarding undercover agents.

After months of legal arguments, Faros Khan abandoned his court challenge and surrendered the electronic devices, which contained thousands of pages of private correspondence, intelligence material, and WhatsApp conversations.

These electronic records connected Faros Khan to multiple criminal dockets and controversies.

In May 2026, Faros Khan was arrested alongside Hawks Major General Abrahams.

That criminal case stemmed from a 2021 incident at OR Tambo International Airport where a businessman was intercepted allegedly carrying over seventy-five kilograms of gold.

The state charged Faros Khan with corruption, defeating the ends of justice, and contravening the Precious Metals Act, alleging that Faros Khan created false documentation representing the suspect as an authorized undercover intelligence operative.

Faros Khan was released on bail, but additional evidence emerged before the Madlanga Commission.

Evidence leaders presented WhatsApp messages recovered from the devices of Faros Khan, revealing links to tobacco industry executive Muhammad Mosaheed, a senior executive associated with Carnilinx.

Witnesses testified that Faros Khan developed an improper relationship with tobacco interests, utilizing his crime intelligence position to assist private business figures and secure procurement contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further evidence before the commission exposed communications regarding critical media coverage.

A WhatsApp message sent to Faros Khan stated that articles were being written by a single journalist and urged that counter-measures needed to be activated.

The journalist under discussion was Marianne Thamm of the Daily Maverick.

Months after these messages were exchanged, the home of Marianne Thamm was broken into, though the commission noted that the evidence had not definitively proven Faros Khan ordered the break-in.

The inquiry also examined testimony regarding a massive drug seizure in Johannesburg in 2021, where police intercepted approximately 715 kilograms of cocaine valued at hundreds of millions of rand.

A Hawks officer testified that internal police intelligence linked Faros Khan to the shipment, alleging that Faros Khan was known to oversee drug transactions originating from KwaZulu-Natal.

Following the shooting on June 28, 2026, police confirmed that an attempted assassination had taken place outside the Houghton home of Faros Khan, though investigators cautioned against making immediate assumptions regarding the motive.

The commission continued its public proceedings despite the absence of Faros Khan, examining documents, displaying text messages, and hearing daily testimony implicating the general.

Representatives for Faros Khan later requested that aspects of his future testimony be held behind closed doors due to the classified nature of the material, but the commission maintained its public mandate.

As the inquiry approached its final stages, another subpoena was issued requiring Faros Khan to provide written responses to specific allegations and appear in person.

However, Faros Khan was readmitted to the hospital due to severe medical complications, leaving the witness chair empty once again.

Because Faros Khan has been unable to testify or face cross-examination, the public record consists primarily of evidence and witness testimony presented by evidence leaders without his direct defense.

The state continues to pursue criminal charges against Faros Khan, while the Madlanga Commission awaits the missing account of the man at the center of the inquiry.

Feroz Khan | The Secret Files, The Shooting & The Missing Testimony

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