Overview
- An FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 103(1) (murder) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) was registered on October 20 at Panchkula’s MDC police station.
- Those named include Mohammad Mustafa, Razia Sultana, the deceased’s wife, and his sister, police confirmed.
- A Special Investigation Team led by an ACP-rank officer has been constituted to conduct an impartial, evidence-based probe.
- Aqil Akhtar, 35, was found unconscious at his Sector 4, Panchkula residence on October 16 and was declared brought dead at Civil Hospital after a post-mortem was conducted.
- Viscera samples have been sent to the forensic department to identify any substance consumed, with results expected in two to three months.