New Delhi: Setting the stage for trial, a courtroom right here on Tuesday framed costs of homicide and disappearance of proof towards Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who’s accused of strangling his live-in companion Shraddha Walkar to demise and chopping her physique into items. Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar stated the arguments had been heard at size and enough supplies had been positioned on report by the prosecution.
Prima facie, a case below sections 302 (homicide) and 201 (inflicting disappearance of proof of offence) of the Indian Penal Code was made out towards the accused, the choose stated.
“In the light of the aforesaid facts, sufficient material has been placed on record by the prosecution which warrants trial of the accused for both the offences,” she stated.
The choose then learn the costs to Poonawala, saying that on May 18 final 12 months he dedicated the homicide of Shraddha Walkar and thereafter dismembered the physique and disposed of the components at varied locations between May 18 and 22.
On the courtroom’s question, whether or not he understood the costs, Poonawala replied in affirmative. The accused, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to the costs and claimed a trial.
The matter has been posted for additional proceedings on June 1.
The Delhi Police on March 20 advised the courtroom whereas finishing its arguments on the costs that “incriminating circumstances revealed through reliable and clinching evidence which form a chain of events”.
Earlier on February 21, a magisterial courtroom after taking cognisance of the cost sheet, had dedicated the case to the classes courtroom. The Delhi Police filed the 6,629-page cost sheet within the case on January 24.
Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar on May 18 final 12 months, sawed her physique into items and stored them in a fridge for nearly three weeks at his residence in South Delhi’s Mehrauli. He later scattered the items at totally different locations within the nationwide capital to keep away from getting caught.
