Aqeel Akhtar, the son of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa and former minister Razia Sultana, died under suspicious circumstances in Panchkula, Haryana. Prior to his death, Akhtar posted a video on August 27 accusing his father of an illicit relationship with his wife and alleging that his mother and sister were involved in a conspiracy against him. He also left a diary functioning as a dying declaration. In a subsequent video recorded in October, Akhtar praised his family, attributed his erratic behavior to schizophrenia, and claimed his family treated him well. Following a complaint filed on October 20 by a neighbor/social worker citing the August 27 allegations, Panchkula Police registered an FIR under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder and criminal conspiracy against Mohammad Mustafa, Razia Sultana, their daughter, and Akhtar's wife. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by ACP-rank officers and supervised by DCP Srishti Gupta was established. Mohammad Mustafa denied all murder allegations, describing them as political conspiracy, and stated that his son had suffered from severe drug addiction for 17 to 18 years alongside schizophrenia, causing unpredictable behavior, physical violence against family members, and delusions.
Country: India
State/Province: Haryana, India
City/Region: Panchkula
Incident Type: Murder
Relationship Status: Married
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
Punjab DGP Son Death Case: पूर्व DGP ने बेटे की मौत पर चुप्पी तोड़ी, ‘वह 18 सालों से नशे का आदी था
Domestic Conflict
The case involves a long-standing domestic conflict complicated by severe long-term substance abuse, severe psychiatric conditions (schizophrenia), and grave allegations of intra-family infidelity. The victim publicly alleged an illicit affair between his father and his wife before reversing his statements and attributing them to mental illness. The pattern shows severe emotional instability, physical violence within the household, and extreme interpersonal friction leading to conflicting post-mortem claims of murder versus drug overdose.
Panchkula Police registered an FIR under Section 103 BNS (murder) at Mansa Devi Complex police station following a complaint by a neighbor/social worker who referenced video allegations recorded by Aqeel Akhtar on August 27. An SIT headed by an ACP rank officer and supervised by DCP Srishti Gupta was formed. Investigators are reviewing conflicting video declarations, diary entries, medical records of psychiatric treatment, and awaiting viscera report results to establish the precise cause of death.
Significant confusion centers on the cause of death—whether it resulted from a drug/medication overdose or deliberate homicide. Further confusion stems from contradictory statements left by the victim: an August 27 video alleging family conspiracy and marital infidelity, followed by an October video absolving his family and attributing his claims to schizophrenia, alongside a diary presented as a dying declaration.
Aqeel Akhtar struggled with drug addiction for nearly 18 years and developed schizophrenia, leading to severe behavioral disturbance and volatile intra-family relations. In August, he recorded video allegations accusing his father of an affair with his wife. By October, he posted contradictory statements retracting the allegations while leaving behind a diary detailing grievances. Following his suspicious death in Panchkula, a neighbor prompted police action based on the initial video, resulting in a formal murder FIR against his parents, sister, and wife.
The case presented high risk due to chronic household violence, long-term drug dependency, unmanaged mental health deterioration, access to influential socio-political networks, and recurrent escalation requiring repeated police intervention.
Highlight the catastrophic impact of chronic drug addiction and unaddressed psychiatric illnesses in high-conflict family settings. Demonstrates how contradictory digital and written self-declarations complicate legal proceedings and forensic determination of foul play versus self-induced toxicity.
The primary early warning signs were Aqeel Akhtar's 17 to 18-year history of drug abuse, frequent domestic altercations involving physical assault on family members, repeated police complaints filed and withdrawn by his family, and public social media videos alleging severe misconduct.
Key clues include the viral August 27 video alleging a conspiracy and illicit affair, the October follow-up video citing schizophrenia, the written diary described as a dying declaration, and forensic evidence pending from the viscera analysis.
The strongest evidence gathered so far includes the video recordings posted by Aqeel Akhtar, his diary entries, police records of prior domestic calls, and medical treatment records for drug addiction and schizophrenia, alongside pending post-mortem and viscera reports.
Aqeel Akhtar's father, former DGP Mohammad Mustafa, publicly stated that his son had been addicted to drugs for 18 years, suffered from schizophrenia, acted violently at home, and made erratic allegations due to mental instability. A neighbor/social worker reported to police that Akhtar's death was a murder based on the August 27 video allegations.
Initial reports framed the incident as a suspicious death likely tied to a drug overdose. Follow-up developments led to the registration of a murder FIR against four family members after public video statements surfaced and a formal complaint was lodged, prompting the formation of an SIT.
It remains unresolved whether Aqeel Akhtar's death was caused by a deliberate act of murder, a self-induced or accidental drug/medication overdose, and whether the intra-family affair allegations held factual basis or were delusional manifestations of schizophrenia.