Former Punjab Minister Razia Sultana and her husband Mohammad Mustafa, a former DGP of the state, have been booked by the Haryana Police in connection with the death of their son under mysterious circumstances last week.
Sultana, a Congress leader, and Mustafa were booked under Sections 103 (1) and 61, which deal with murder and criminal conspiracy charges.
The FIR was filed days after their 35-year-old son Akil Akhter was found dead at his residence in Haryana's Panchkula on Thursday. Akhter's wife and sister have also been booked under the same charges.
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The Haryana Police have also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of an ACP-rank officer to probe the case.
Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupta said initial investigation had not indicated any foul play, so the body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem examination. However, certain social media posts purportedly made by Akhter before his death surfaced later, which had alleged personal disputes and apprehensions about threats to his life.
Police also received a complaint from a person by the name Shamshuddin, a resident of Malerkotla in Punjab, alleging foul play in Akhter’s death.
"It is reiterated that the investigation shall be conducted with an open mind and without any prejudice, ensuring that no guilty person is spared and no innocent person suffers. The Panchkula Police remains committed to upholding transparency and justice in this matter," the Panchkula Police said in a statement.
Akhter's death had brought to the fore a flurry of allegations, including those of an affair between his father and his wife, reported NDTV.
"I have discovered my wife's affair with my dad. I am in a lot of stress and mental trauma. I don't know what to do. I feel everyday that they will frame me in a false case," Akhter was seen saying in a video reportedly recorded in August.
He had even alleged that his mother and sister were part of the conspiracy against him.
