Ex-Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa breaks silence over son's death: 'My son was drug addict for past 18 years'
PTC News Desk: Hours after the Haryana Police registered a case against former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, former minister Razia Sultana, in connection with the alleged murder of their son Aqil Akhtar, the retired IPS officer on Friday refuted the charges, asserting that “the truth will be revealed to the public in the coming days.”
Reacting to the FIR registered on the basis of a social media post by his son, Mustafa Mustafa said, “The registration of an FIR absolutely does not mean that someone’s guilt has been proven.”
He added, “The real investigation will begin now after the FIR is registered, and in a few days, the truth will come out before the public.”
Mustafa continued, “It is true that a mountain of sorrow has fallen upon us with the death of our young son, but this certainly does not mean that we cannot counter the vile actions of those with dirty politics and cheap thinking.”
Aqil, 35, was discovered unconscious at his home in Sector 4, Panchkula, and was declared brought dead at the hospital. The police initially found no signs of foul play and released the body to the family following a post-mortem. However, the case took a fresh turn after videos and social media posts began circulating, prompting a complaint from Shamshudeen Chaudhary of Malerkotla, Punjab.
Reacting to the development, Mustafa alleged that the FIR was the result of “dirty politics and petty-mindedness,” and warned that “those who filed the FIR based on false accusations should also be ready to face legal consequences.”
Mustafa further said, “He was into drugs since he was studying in Class 10 at Welham Boys School in Dehradun and was expelled from multiple schools in Chandigarh. Since 2007, we had been getting him treated for addiction, but he would relapse. Due to psychosis, he had started imagining things. He harassed his wife and mother for money for drugs and had even set our house on fire once. We had filed police complaints against him multiple times at Panchkula but would retract considering he was our blood.”
- With inputs from agencies
