Witness N testified that IDAC investigator Suneel Bellochun extorted money from members of the Pakistani community in East London and treated them harshly.
“Witness N once again testified on complaints by, and I use the term liberally, the Pakistani community living, is it East London or PE, that which is said, East London, I think. It is alleged that investigator Bellochun is extorting monies from, and otherwise dealing with them harshly”
[p141 #3 A D V S E L L O S C]Day 150 · 29 Jul 2026Location: East LondonEvidence: Witness N testimony before the Commission
Following testimony by Witness N, Mr Bellochun received an intention to suspend notice, and a separate complaint from Sergeant Nkosi regarding events of 13 July is also being escalated to the IDAC Judge.
“I am given to understand that Mr Bellochun received a notice yesterday indicating an intention for him to be suspended. And I would assume it comes only out of that matter because, Chair, that was the first matter that I have escalated to the IDAC Judge.”
ADV JOHNSONDay 150 · 29 Jul 2026Refers to: 2026-07Evidence: Witness N testimony / Sergeant Nkosi complaint
An article published on 19 July 2025 alleges that the Investigations Directorate against Corruption (IDAC) appointed Suneel Bellochun as a senior investigating officer despite him having a warrant for his arrest for alleged fraud.
“Investigation Directorate against Corruption , which is IDAC , has appointed Suneel Bellochun as a senior investigating officer despite him having a warrant for his arrest for alleged fraud .”
After receiving statements and discussions with superiors, Witness N opened an enquiry on Eastern Cape PEC 04/06/2026 for further investigations including requesting Section 205 application and history of vehicle ownership registration for Nissan Captiva.
“After receiving these statements and after discussion with my superiors , I opened an enquiry as per Eastern Cape PEC 04 / 06 / 2026 wherein these matters have been registered for further investigations . Upon opening this enquiry , I intend to take up the following steps which is to compile a section 205 application for the bank account numbers provided to me , request the history of the vehicle ownership registration for the Nissan Captiva and therefore analyse all the evidence , thereafter the case docket .”
Witness N is empowered as a police officer in the Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate abuse of power for personal, financial, or potential gain and corruption undermining the rule of law and public trust.
“since I am in the Anti-Corruption Unit, we look into the abuse of entrusted power or authority for personal, financial or potential gain and also that corruption undermines the rule of law and erodes public trust in institutions. I am under Anti-Corruption, so, and a police officer so I am empowered to do so.”
Witness N contacted a law enforcement officer residing in the same property as Mr Bellochun to verify information received from Mr Asif.
“I contacted a law enforcement who I was informed had resided in the same property belonging to Mr Bellochun. I spoke to him in order to seek further information about the property and left my contact details with him.”
Mr Bellochun contacted Witness N via WhatsApp making him understand who he was using the same phone number registered as 'Suneel Bro' on Mr Asif Muhammad's phone.
“On the 22nd of December 2025, I was contacted by Mr Bellochun via a WhatsApp call and text making me to understand who he was ... Which is the same number that Mr Asif Muhammad has registered as 'Suneel Bro' on his phone.”
The assault case where Mr Asif Muhammad is the complainant is registered as East London CAS 36/9/2025 and was filed undetected on 9 October 2025, per the docket obtained by Witness N.
“The assault case where Mr Asif Muhammad is the complainant is registered as East London CAS 36/9/2025 ... I noted that the assault docket was closed as undetected ... it is the 9th of October 2025 that the docket was filed undetected.”
The assault offence recorded in the East London CAS 436 docket is abbreviated as ASSGBH, referring to assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
“The nature and description of the offence is abbreviated ASSGBH, which refers to assault with grievous bodily harm ... With intent to cause grievous bodily harm, yes.”
Witness N is a female member of the PKTT team investigating matters related to the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape.
“"This witness is a female, adult female, and member of the PKTT team currently deployed in the Eastern Cape to investigate matters relating to the University of Fort Hare."”
Witness N was approached through an intermediary with a public complaint about a senior investigator at IDA in the Eastern Cape, prompting her to investigate further and conclude that the concerns warranted further investigations.
“"During the course of investigations, through an intermediary, she was approached and informed of a complaint from members of the public relating to a specific senior investigator at IDA in the Eastern Cape. She was approached because of the trust reposed in members of the investigating team in the Fort Hare matter. She took the matter up and investigated and concluded that the concerns expressed warranted further investigations."”
Disclosure of Witness N's identity and images risks inadvertent disclosure of her and her team's identities, which could undermine their anonymous investigation strategy and hinder their ability to access community evidence.
“"The disclosure of her identity, both physical in terms of her pictures and images, and her name, risks the inadvertent disclosure of her team members in the entire Fort Hare investigation. Their success thus far is based in large part on the fact that they are 'anonymous', and they are able to access the community, and those who want to provide evidence in so far as Fort Hare is concerned, are comfortable to approach them and be seen with them."”
If Witness N's face and identity are disclosed, the PKTT would need to replace almost the entire team and reconstitute it for the Fort Hare investigations, which could have an unintended negative impact on the original investigation.
“"The disclosure of her face and her identity will by definition extend to them members of her protection team. That would require the PKTT to replace almost the entire team that has been seen in her presence and reconstitute the team for the purposes of the Fort Hare investigations. Her employers expressed serious concerns with that and their unintended impact on the original investigation for which she is tasked."”
Witness N's testimony will be given remotely with voice distortion off, name withheld, and images not distributed to protect her anonymity while maintaining testimony completeness.
“"The application is that she testify virtually, remotely, her voice will not be distorted, her name will be withheld, and her images will not be distributed."”
Without proper contracts and bank records, it is difficult to analyze and confirm the payment transactions and their true nature.
“Not entirely, Commissioners, because there are no contract details. So with just these amounts appearing, it can only be deducted with the bare information that is in front of us, but it would need a proper investigation into the matter to subpoena the bank for the actual bank accounts in order to be able to calculate and be able to do a proper analysis.”
WITNESS N described the business relationship as not proper, possibly involving loan sharking or protection fees with irregular payment returns.
“My conclusion to this kind of relationship was that it is not a proper relationship, because it is either they are loan sharks or there is this kind of protection fee, as I have stated before, because there is this lending of money to and fro. And then when the payment comes back, it does not come necessarily to that amount that was borrowed.”
In 2000, Mr Bellochun, an Indian police officer, extorted money from WITNESS N over several months with escalating demands and threats to friends to pay as well.
“I was stopped by an Indian police officer stationed at Duncan Village at the time by the name Suneel Bellochun back in the year 2000 when I was driving without a license. He asked me to give him R100.00 and I did. After 4 to 5 months, he approached to raid my shop and asked for R500.00, and I made a plan and gave him. He would do the same to all my neighbouring shops and asked me to tell my friends to make a plan, and I did. He therefore never arrested us. This went on for some years.”
The whistle-blower will testify virtually/remotely and her voice will not be distorted, but people impacted by her evidence will know who she is, though the broader SAPS community will not know her identity.
“The idea is that she, as with Witness N, will be testifying virtually, remotely, her voice will not be distorted. It is accepted that those people who are impacted by her evidence will know who she is, and that has always been the case, even during the stage of investigation. But the broader SAPS community does not know who she is, and that is what she is quite desirous to retain and that is the sole basis for why she is in camera.”
Witness N is an adult female employed by the South African Police Service as a Detective holding the rank of Sergeant, member of the Political Killing Task Team deployed to the Eastern Cape Province, and also a Detective in the KZN Anti-Corruption Unit.
“I am an adult female employed by the South African Police Service as a Detective. I hold the rank of a Sergeant, and I am a member of the Political Killing Task Team deployed to the Eastern Cape Province to investigate matters relating to the University of Fort Hare. In addition to my assignment to the PKTT, I am a Detective in the KZN Anti-Corruption Unit”
Towards the end of 2025, Witness N received information about alleged criminal conduct by Suneel Belochan, a senior Investigator at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
“Towards the end of 2025, I received information concerning alleged criminal conduct on the part of Mr Suneel Belochan, a senior Investigator at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, which is known as IDAC.”
In December 2025, Mr Neil, a director in the Eastern Cape Department of Community Safety responsible for community police relations, informed Witness N that Mr Asif Habib Muhammad, a Pakistani national with an RSA identity document, complained about being assaulted by a law enforcement officer who was Suneel Belochan.
“In December 2025, I was conducting investigations in the Eastern Cape when I was contacted by Mr Neil. Mr Neil was a director in the Department of Community Safety in the Eastern Cape. He was responsible for community police relations and is known to me as we had previously worked together on some criminal matters. Mr Neil explained that he has been approached by a Mr Asif Habib Muhammad, who is a Pakistani national. . . who has an RSA identity document. . . who complained that he, along with other Pakistani shop owners, were being assaulted by a law enforcement officer. Mr Neil further informed me that Mr Asif Muhammad had been assaulted by the same law enforcement official earlier in 025.”