Overview
- Panchkula police registered an FIR on October 20 under BNS Sections 103(1) (murder) and 61 (criminal conspiracy), naming Mohammad Mustafa, Razia Sultana, and the deceased’s wife and sister.
- Aqil Akhtar, 35, was found unconscious at his Panchkula home on October 16 and declared dead at hospital after an initially suspected medicine overdose.
- Viscera samples have been sent for forensic analysis to determine the substance consumed, with results expected in two to three months.
- An SIT headed by an ACP-rank officer is conducting a “deep and scientific” investigation that will examine social-media videos, digital material, and other evidence.
- The FIR followed a complaint citing Aqil’s August 27 videos alleging an affair and a plot against him; Mustafa has rejected the allegations, saying the FIR does not establish guilt and citing his son’s long-term drug addiction and mental-health issues.