Cape Town – A medical report has reportedly revealed the severity of the injuries sustained by Crime Intelligence boss Major General Feroz Khan after he was shot in Houghton last week, detailing life-threatening internal damage that required two emergency operations and extensive blood transfusions.
According to The Citizen, the report was compiled by a trauma surgeon at Milpark Hospital and reviewed by an independent doctor.
It describes multiple abdominal injuries, massive internal bleeding, spinal damage and kidney complications, findings that could contradict claims circulating on social media that the shooting was staged to prevent Khan from testifying before the Madlanga Commission.
Khan, 56, was shot in the abdomen just days before he was due to appear before the judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption within the South African Police Service.
Following the shooting, speculation emerged online, with some questioning whether he had been shot at all, while others alleged the incident had been orchestrated to avoid his testimony.
UPDATE:
Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot at about 11pm. He was driving in Third Avenue, Houghton, when gunmen in a white Mercedes Benz approached him. It’s believed two shots were fired. 9mm cartridges were retrieved at the scene.
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The medical report states that Khan arrived at Milpark Hospital’s trauma unit shortly after midnight on 29 June with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. The bullet remained lodged near his spine after passing through his abdominal cavity.
Doctors reportedly found approximately 1.8 litres of blood in his abdomen, along with four perforations to the small intestine, active bleeding from blood vessels supplying the colon and the left lumbar artery, a fractured L3 vertebra and a bullet fragment lodged near the nerve roots around the L3 and L4 vertebrae.
The report also notes significant damage to the psoas muscle, which connects the spine to the hip. Following surgery, Khan developed acute kidney injury and fluid overload, further complicating his recovery.
According to IOL, Khan’s legal representative, Advocate Zubair Khan, rejected claims that the shooting had been fabricated.
“There is allegation that this is a contrived shooting… that Maj-Gen Khan is, in fact, lying relaxed in hospital, eating jelly,” he said.
Suspended Deputy Crime Intelligence boss Major-General Feroz Khan remains in hospital after surviving an apparent assassination attempt just days before he was due to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
His legal team informed the Commission that he was… pic.twitter.com/5r34bXNQFu
— Radio Islam (@radioislam) July 2, 2026
He added that the chairperson and commissioners of the inquiry were welcome to visit Khan in hospital, speak to his medical team and satisfy themselves that he was in “an extremely critical situation” as detailed in the J88 medical report.
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