India, Oct. 23 -- Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Mohammad Mustafa has opened up on the death of his son, Aqil Akhtar, describing it as the "greatest grief a father can bear" while rejecting the murder charge against him and his family.

Mohammad Mustafa, his wife and former minister Razia Sultana, daughter, and daughter-in-law have been named in an FIR filed by the Haryana Police in connection with Aqil Akhtar's death at his Panchkula home.

The retired IPS officer, who once headed the Punjab Police, said his 35-year-old son had been battling drug addiction for nearly two decades and died of an overdose. Mustafa termed the accusations against his family a "politically motivated conspiracy" aimed at maligning him.

"There i...