A high-profile case has emerged involving former Punjab Director General of Police Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, three-time MLA and former minister Razia Sultana, who have been named among four people booked by the Haryana Police in connection with the suspicious death of their 35-year-old son, Akil Akhter, at his residence in Sector 4, Mansa Devi Complex (MDC), Panchkula.
Akhter was found dead on 16 October 2025 at his home in Panchkula. Initially, police recorded the family’s statements and post-mortem was done; no immediate foul play was suspected.
On 17 October, a complaint by one Shamshuddin of Malerkotla, Punjab, alleged foul play and pointed to a social-media video made by Akhter in August, where he claimed threats to his life and disputes within the family.
Consequently, on 20 October, the MDC Police Station in Panchkula registered an FIR under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The FIR names Mustafa, Sultana, their daughter and daughter-in-law among the accused.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by an ACP-rank officer, has been formed by the Panchkula Police to carry out a “deep and scientific” probe. The police have emphasised that the investigation will be impartial: “no guilty person is spared and no innocent person suffers.”
According to reports, in the video uploaded by Akhter, he alleged that his father had an affair with his wife and that his mother and sister were part of a conspiracy against him.
Earlier, Akhter’s death was attributed by the family to a drug-overdose or health complication. But the new complaint and video changed the trajectory of the probe. The complainant has spoken of “simmering discontent” between Akhter and his family.
According to sources, the SIT is likely to examine: the post-mortem and forensic results; CCTV footage; mobile and digital records of Akhter; the social-media video/presence; and the family’s statements.