New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a person, who murdered his live-in accomplice within the Mehrauli space of the nationwide capital and chopped the body into 35 items earlier than dumping them at varied areas within the Mehrauli forest space over a interval of 18 days. The police mentioned that after purchasing his 26-year-old girlfriend, Shraddha Walker, into items on May 18, the accused, Aftab Ameen Poonawalla, purchased a model new refrigerator with giant storage capability the following day and saved the body items in it. To counter the stench, he lit incense sricks sticks at his dwelling.
Aftab was reportedly inspired by the American crime show `Dexter`, which tells the story of a person with homicidal tendencies who lives a double life.
Being a skilled chef, Aftab was adept at utilizing the knife, mentioned sources. However, the knife used within the crime is but to be recovered.
Aftab was taken to the Mehrauli forest space by the police on Monday to gather the body parts which he had disposed of there.
He had thrown the body items at varied areas over a interval of 18 days. To keep away from suspicion, he used to depart his home with a body half in a polybag at round 2 am.
The matter got here to mild on November 8 when Shraddha`s father together with a police crew from Palghar, Maharashtra, got here to the Mehrauli police station concerning a lacking criticism.
“One missing complaint was also filed at the Mehrauli police station and during inquiry, the family members of the missing girl were contacted and details were sought,” mentioned Ankit Chauhan, the extra Deputy Commissioner of Police (South).
Shraddha`s father informed the police that on October 14, he was knowledgeable by his daughter`s good friend that there was no contact along with her for the previous two-and-a-half months and her cell phone was additionally switched off.
“Keeping in view the sensitivity of the case, a police team was formed and a manhunt was initiated to nab Aftab,” mentioned the officer.
The police crew mounted technical surveillance and CCTV footages from the close by and adjoining areas had been scanned, which led to Aftab, and subsequently he was detained.
“On interrogation, Aftab disclosed that he and Shraddha were in a live-in relationship since 2019 in Mumbai. They had met each other through some dating app,” Chauhan mentioned.
Shradha labored with a name centre of a multinational firm in Mumbai when she met Aftab. However, her household didn’t approve of their relationship following which the couple eloped and got here to Delhi.
Though the couple had been collectively since 2019, they’d fights continuously.
“In mid-May, after an argument over getting married, Aftab strangled Shraddha to death. Then he cut the body into 35 pieces and disposed them of over period of 18 days,” Chauhan mentioned.
“Further efforts are on to recover the remaining body parts,” the officer added.
The sufferer`s father had informed the police that the deceased and her mother and father weren’t in contact with one another for a very long time due to disagreements over her live-in relationship.
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