Panchkula, Oct. 26 -- The special investigation team (SIT) probing the death of Aqil Akhtar, son of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, has recovered his personal diary that could prove to be crucial evidence in the case.

According to the people in know of the matter, the SIT recovered the diary from Aqil's family who had been staying in UP's Saharanpur until October 24. A prayer meeting for Aqil was held in Malerkotla on Saturday and the family is expected to arrive in Panchkula by late evening on October 26.

Akhtar, a lawyer and a resident of Sector 4 in MDC, Panchkula, was found dead at his residence on October 16. A police complaint was lodged on October 17.

The Haryana government has sought a CBI probe into Akhtar's death. Officia...