Chandigarh, Oct 21: An FIR has been registered against former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, his wife and ex-Congress minister Razia Sultana, along with their daughter and daughter-in-law, in connection with the death of their 35-year-old son, Aqeel Mustafa.
The case was lodged at the Mansa Devi Complex police station in Panchkula under sections 103(1) and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Aqeel, a practicing lawyer at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was found dead at his Panchkula residence on the night of October 16. Initially, the family had claimed he died of a drug overdose.
The case took a turn after a video dated August 27 emerged, in which Aqeel accused his father of an illicit relationship with his wife and alleged that his family was plotting to kill or falsely implicate him. Following the video’s release, family acquaintance Shamsuddin filed a complaint with the Panchkula Police Commissioner, urging a thorough investigation and describing Aqeel’s death as suspicious.
In response, police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by an ACP-rank officer to probe the matter. Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupta confirmed the registration of the case late on October 20.
Mohammad Mustafa, a 1985-batch IPS officer, was considered close to former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, while Razia Sultana has served twice as MLA from Malerkotla and as a minister in both the Amarinder Singh and Charanjit Channi cabinets.
Aqeel is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter. The investigation into his death and the allegations raised in the video is currently underway. (Agencies)
