By Ali Imran Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: A three-member committee has been constituted to probe the death of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adeel Akbar, who died from a bullet wound under unexplained circumstances in Islamabad.A police spokesman told the committee comprises deputy inspectors general (DIGs) of police and is headed by director general of Islamabad Safe City Authority, DIG Headquarters Haroon Joya. Other members include DIG Operations Jawad Tariq and DIG Security Atiq Tahir.The committee was formed under the directions of the inspector general of police (IGP) Islamabad, with instructions to submit its report within 48 hours. It has been tasked to determine the facts surrounding the death of ASP Akbar, who was serving as Superintendent of Police (SP) Industrial Area Zone and to establish whether it was an accident, suicide, or murder, as well as to identify the possible causes and motives.Police officers, speaking to Dawn on condition of anonymity, said the committee will also summon a doctor for questioning regarding his social media and press statements claiming that the ASP had visited him at Pims and his private clinic and had shared personal information.
