Gunmen kill one and injure another on R21 highway

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Where: Ekurhuleniresolved to locality-26.096, 28.234
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-06
Sourcing: 6 reports6 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

On October 5, 2026, Preggy Padayachee, an uncle-in-law of former Crime Intelligence official Feroz Khan, was killed in a gunfire attack on the R21 highway in Ekurhuleni. The incident occurred while Padayachee and two passengers were attending to a vehicle that had suffered a mechanical failure. One passenger was injured during the assault, which left the vehicle destroyed. While the motive for the attack remains unknown and no arrests have been made, the incident is being investigated by authorities as murder and attempted murder. This event has not been confirmed by the official.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

9 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

9 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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timeslive.co.za
- Feroz Khan’s uncle-in-law shot dead2026-10-06
georgeherald.com
- Former Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan’s uncle, Preggy Padayachee, shot dead2026-10-06
thesouthafrican.com
- Feroz Khan uncle shot dead on the R21, and the timing has Mzansi talking2026-10-06
ewn.co.za
- Gauteng police probing murder, attempted murder case after Khan2026-10-06
enca.com
- Feroz Khan's relative shot dead in Boksburg2026-10-06
sundayworld.co.za
- Khan unable to testify after family member killed in Ekurhuleni shooting2026-10-06

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