Delhi murder
Man killed live-in-partner in Delhi, dumped body pieces for 18 days in forest: Police
New Delhi/ IBNS: In a shocking case, a man allegedly strangled his live-in partner, then chopped her body into 35 pieces and dumped them in Delhi's Mehrauli forest over 18 days, media reports said.
He got away with the murder for five to six months.
Every morning at 2 am, he would step out to dump the body parts, reports said.
The accused, Aftab Ameen Poonawala, 28, has been sent to five days in police custody after being arrested from his flat.
He allegedly strangled his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar on May 18 after they had a fight.
He then chopped her body into 35 pieces and bought a 300-litre fridge to keep them, police said.
Over the next 18 days, he disposed of the pieces in different areas of the Mehrauli forest, they added. In fact, the accused bought a new fridge to store the body pieces.
During the questioning, Aaftab told the police that he and Shraddha had a rocky relationship and often indulged in fights.
He said that Shraddha had been pressuring him to get married and they would frequently quarrel about it.
26-year-old Shraddha worked at the call centre for a multinational company in Mumbai, where she met Poonawala.
एक रूह कँपाने वाले मामले में दिल्ली में एक लड़की को उसके बॉयफ्रेंड ने जान से मार दिया और उसके 35 टुकड़े कर फ्रिज में रखे! उसके शव के टुकड़ों को शहर के अलग अलग इलाक़ों में फेंका। समाज में कैसे कैसे दरिंदे पल रहे हैं। पुलिस ने आरोपी को गिरफ़्तार किया है, दरिंदे को कड़ी सजा हो। pic.twitter.com/aMppxvu8zv
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The two started dating and moved in together. After her family did not approve of their relationship, the couple eloped to Delhi and started living in a flat in Mehrauli.
In September, Shraddha's friend informed her brother that her mobile phone had been switched off for over two months. This is when the family also checked her social media accounts and found no updates during this period.
In November, her father, Vikash Madan Walker, approached Mumbai police and lodged a missing person complaint.
During the initial investigation, the victim's last location was found in Delhi, and on the basis of this, the case was transferred to Delhi police.
Shraddha's father told the police about his daughter's relationship with Poonawala and suspected he is involved in her disappearance.
On November 8, Vikas Madaan Walkar came to Delhi to check on his daughter and found a lock on her flat. He approached the Mehrauli Police and filed a complaint alleging kidnapping.
In his complaint, Walkar alleged that Shraddha had earlier told him that Poonawala used to frequently beat her.
On the basis of this complaint, police arrested Poonawala on Saturday.
During the investigation, he revealed that the two fought frequently as Shraddha wanted to marry him and confessed to how he killed her and disposed off the body.
The police have filed a case of murder against Poonawala.
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