Chandigarh/ Mohali 26 April 2025- The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued important directions in the case of suspicious and unnatural death of 20-year-old Akash Khajuria. Akash, who was a BSc Radiology student at CGC Janjeri, Mohali and resided at Amyra City in Khadhar, died suddenly on 22 March 2025.
The matter pertains to the petition CRWP-4008-2025 filed by his father Bharat Bhushan Khajuria in the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court, in which he had requested the court to conduct an investigation under the supervision of senior officers or constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT), as the local police is not proceeding the investigation properly.
The bench of Hon'ble Justice Shri Rajesh Bhardwaj of the High Court heard the matter and pronounced the verdict on 24 April 2025. Petitioner's lawyer Chetan Sehgal said that Bharat Bhushan Khajuria had filed a representation with the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), SAS Nagar, Mohali and other authorities on 7 April 2025. But no action has been taken on it yet and neither is the police taking the investigation further.

Case Structure
Bharat Bhushan Khajuria, who lives in Shakti Nagar, Jammu, has alleged that his son Akash, who was studying in CGC Janjeri and lived in Amyra City, Khadhar, died under suspicious circumstances. On 22 March 2025, Suresh Sharma, father of Akash's roommate Ansh Sharma, called Bharat Bhushan and informed him about it. But nothing was said about the cause or circumstances of death. Bharat Bhushan alleged that the local police did not pay attention to his complaint and blank papers were signed to take the body.
He also alleged that Akash's roommate and his friend, who is accused of being a habitual criminal, may have suspicious links. Bharat Bhushan says that the roommate was present at the scene of the death and it is suspected that he tried to destroy the evidence. Even after 16 days, the fake report (FIR) has not been registered and the investigation is not being done properly. Due to which he knocked on the door of the Hon'ble High Court and filed a petition

High Court's direction
The Hon'ble High Court during the hearing issued a notice to the Senior Deputy Advocate General of the state government, Mr. Tarun Agarwal and heard the government's side on the matter. Finally, the High Court directed the SSP, SAS Nagar, Mohali to take a decision on the representation of Bharat Bhushan Khajuria dated 7 April 2025 within one month as per the law. With this, the court disposed of the petition.

Family's demand
Bharat Bhushan Khajuria has appealed that the investigation into this suspicious death be taken seriously and strict action be taken by registering a report (FIR) against the accused. He said that he is in deep mental anguish due to the death of Akash and hopes for justice.