The Haryana government has reportedly sent a formal request to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking a CBI investigation into the death of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa’s son.

As per the report, the Haryana government’s sought the central probe agency’s intervention in the case but an approval from the Centre is pending.

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Aqil Akhtar was found dead at his residence in Panchkula on October 16. His body was handed over to the family after post-mortem as police initially ruled out foul play.

However, an FIR was registered against Mustafa and his former minister wife Razia Sultana after purported videos of Aqil surfaced on social media.

Later, Shamshudeen Chaudhary, a resident of Malerkotla, Punjab, who claimed to be the neighbour of Aqil, had also filed a police c

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