Former Punjab DGP, wife booked over son’s death; SIT formed

Punjab's former director general of police Mohammad Mustafa and his wife Razia Sultana, a former state minister, have been booked in connection with the death of their 35-year-old son in Panchkula, the Haryana Police said Tuesday.

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Aqil Akhter, an advocate, was found dead at his residence in Haryana's Panchkula October 16. Also booked in the case are Akhter's wife and sister. The FIR was registered October 20 under Sections 103 (1) and 61 that deal with murder and criminal conspiracy charges, after a man named Shamshuddin filed a complaint and alleged foul play in the death, saying Akhter died under “suspicious circumstances”, the police said. They have been booked based on the Shamshuddin's complaint which alleged that Akhter had recorded a video levelling serious allegations against his family, officials said, adding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to look into the case. Shamshuddin, a resident of Punjab's