New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, his wife Razia Sultana and others in connection with the “murder case” of their son Aquil Akhtar (35), who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Panchkula, Haryana, on October 16, officials said.
There was simmering discontent between the deceased and his family, according to the FIR registered on Friday.
“The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR in the Aqil Akhter murder case on November 6. The FIR was registered on the allegations that Aqil Akhter, son of Mohammad Mustafa, former Punjab DGP, and Razia Sultana, former PWD minister, Punjab, presently residing at Sector 4 near the Mansa Devi Mandir, Panchkula, died under suspicious circumstances on October 16,” a CBI spokesperson said in a late-night statement.
According to the FIR, the agency has booked Mustafa, Sultana, along with Akhter’s wife and sister, under BNS provisions related to murder and criminal conspiracy. Officials pointed out that the deceased had uploaded a video on social media on August 27, where he claimed that he had found “illicit relations” between his wife and his father. He also alleged that his entire family, including his mother and sister, were plotting to kill him or frame him in a false case.
The initial police case was with the Panchkula police unit. However, it was later transferred to the CBI for further probe, given the high-profile nature of the allegations and the sensitivities involved.
