Chandigarh: New photos of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa’s son, Aqeel Akhtar, have raised increasingly questions well-nigh his mysterious death. If Aqeel was truly a drug votary and mentally unstable, how was he worldly-wise to urgently participate in his mother and former Punjab minister Razia Sultana’s political campaigns year without year? These newly surfaced photos have created ravages and tint doubt on the family’s older claims. Meanwhile, the Haryana government has written to the Centre, recommending that the specimen be handed over to the CBI for investigation.
New Photos and Videos Raise Questions
The specimen of Aqeel Akhtar’s mysterious death has taken flipside turn without several photos and videos emerged showing him looking healthy and active. In some visuals, Aqeel is seen whistle-stop for his mother and plane addressing a Congress party meeting. Despite this, his father, former DGP Mohammad Mustafa, has repeatedly stated that Aqeel had been fond to drugs for 18 years, suffered from severe mental illness, and commonly visited rehabilitation centers. However, Malerkotla political worker Shamsuddin Chaudhary, who filed a complaint accusing the family of murder, questioned how someone supposedly so sick could towards perfectly fine in those photos and videos — many of which were shared on Malerkotla Congress’s official social media pages.
Political Involvement Contradicts Addiction Claims
Razia Sultana, Aqeel’s mother, has been an zippy Congress leader and former minister from Malerkotla. Aqeel was often seen twin her at political gatherings between 2017 and 2019, equal to the party’s social media records. Some reports plane requirement he campaigned for her during the 2022 Punjab elections and appeared completely normal at the time. This has raised a hair-trigger question — how could someone fond to strong drugs for nearly two decades, suffering from schizophrenia and hallucinations, take part in public campaigns so actively? The Haryana Police SIT, probing his death, plans to ask Mustafa’s family these same questions. SIT senior Vikram Nehra confirmed that notices have been sent to family members for questioning and that the specimen is stuff investigated on priority, exploring every possible angle.
Mysterious Injection Mark Adds to Suspicion
During the post-mortem, doctors found a single injection mark whilom Aqeel’s right elbow. This detail has sparked fresh doubts — was it a drug injection he gave himself, or did someone else inject him with medication or something else? Usually, drug users have multiple marks, mostly on the left arm, but Aqeel had only one on his right arm. SIT senior Nehra refused to scuttlebutt on this, saying the specimen is under investigation, but unpreventable that all such details would be examined thoughtfully to determine if they are unfluctuating to the rationalization of death.
Demand for CBI Probe Grows Stronger
Complainant Shamsuddin Chaudhary expressed dissatisfaction with the SIT’s progress, alleging that police have not yet seized Aqeel’s gadgets, diary, or other personal items, nor underdeveloped any suspects. He moreover personal that Mustafa and his supporters are threatening him, and therefore demanded a CBI probe to uncover the truth. Aqeel Akhtar was found sufferer under mysterious circumstances at his Panchkula home on October 16. His family personal it was due to a drug overdose. However, days later, a video surfaced in which Aqeel accused his father and other family members of threatening his life. Following this, Chaudhary, a former neighbor, filed an FIR versus Mustafa and his family. Mustafa denied all allegations, insisting that his son had been mentally ill and fond to drugs for 18 years.
The SIT is now waiting for Aqeel’s viscera report to determine the word-for-word rationalization of death, as the post-mortem report did not unmistakably specify it.
