Overview
- The CBI on November 6 re-registered an FIR under BNS Sections 103(1) (murder) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) after a DoPT notification enabled a transfer from Haryana Police.
- Those named include former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, former minister Razia Sultana, their daughter, and their daughter-in-law.
- Aqil Akhter, 35, was found unconscious at the Panchkula residence on October 16 and declared dead, with relatives initially attributing the death to a suspected drug overdose before cremation in Saharanpur.
- The case follows a complaint by neighbour Shamshudeen Chaudhary citing Aqil’s August 27 video alleging an illicit relationship and a family plot, while a later video referenced schizophrenia and tempered parts of his claims.
- Key evidence is pending as investigators await the viscera report, examine seized digital devices, and seek handwriting samples from a Mohali university to compare with a recovered diary, while Mustafa denies wrongdoing and pledges cooperation.