Panchkula, Oct. 24 -- Even as the state government prepares to hand over the high-profile alleged murder case of Aqil Akhtar, son of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, to the CBI, the Panchkula special investigation team (SIT) is pressing ahead with its probe.

On Thursday, the investigators visited a Patiala rehab centre to collect medical records, inspected the deceased's locked residence, recorded statements from the complainant and questioned neighbours and security personnel.

A senior SIT member said, "Until the investigation is officially transferred to the CBI, we will continue probing the case."

On Thursday, the SIT visited a drug rehabilitation centre in Patiala, where Aqil, 35, had been admitted earlier, to collect his medica...