In a horrifying brutality, a man killed his live-in partner, chopped her body parts into 35 pieces, and disposed them across Delhi near Mehrauli forest area for 18 days.
The accused has been identified as Aftab Poonawalla, who committed this brutal act on his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar. Aftab has been arrested and sent to 5-day police custody.
According to sources, an argument had taken place between the accused Aftab and Shraddha on May 18. During the quarrel, Shraddha was shouting, therefore, in order to silence her and make sure their neighbours don’t listen, Aftab pressed Shraddha’s face due to which she choked to death. To hide the crime he committed, Aftab chopped off her body into 35 pieces using a saw and continued disposing them for 18 days in different parts across the city.
The accused also bought a big fridge to store her body parts to make sure they don’t stink for 18 days. Aftab used to go to Mehrauli to dispose of body parts in the forest area every night around 2 am.
The matter came to light on November 8, when the missing woman’s father, a resident of Maharashtra’s Palghar, approached Delhi Police after she stopped responding to calls.
On the basis of his complaint, the police launched an investigation and traced Aftab. During questioning, he confessed to the crime and said that they often fought as Shraddha was pressurizing him for marriage.
The deceased worked at a call centre in Mumbai and met Aftab there. They then started dating and moved in together. However, her family did not approve of their relationship following which the couple eloped to Delhi and lived in the Mehrauli area.
