Shraddha homicide case: Father suspects “love jihad” angle, calls for loss of life penalty for Aftab

By ANI

MUMBAI: Father of Shraddha Walker, a Maharashtra lady who was allegedly murdered by her live-in associate Aftab within the nationwide capital, on Tuesday demanded a loss of life penalty for the accused whereas additionally suspecting a “love jihad” angle behind the incident.

Speaking to ANI, Shraddha’s father, Vikas Walker mentioned, “I suspected a love jihad angle. We demand the death penalty for Aftab. I trust Delhi Police and the probe moving in the right direction. Shraddha was close to her uncle and didn’t talk to me much. I was never in touch with Aftab. I lodged the first complaint in Mumbai’s Vasai.”

Delhi Police probe into the Shraddha Walker homicide case has revealed that the accused Aftab Poonawalla was a meals blogger who used to work at a name centre within the nationwide capital. The police are actually investigating if he had rented a flat in Delhi’s Chhatarpur space as a part of a conspiracy to kill the sufferer.

The police investigation has additionally revealed that the couple had frequent fights.

Shraddha Walker

According to police sources, earlier than shifting to Delhi in 2022, the couple had come right into a relationship in 2019. They stayed in Maharashtra for a while however used to go to varied locations as a part of their journey plans.

According to the police, they went to hill stations in March-April. Both of them had travelled to Himachal Pradesh for a number of days in May and stayed collectively the place they met a person who lived in Delhi’s Chhatarpur. As per stories, upon shifting to Delhi, that they had initially stayed on the flat of the identical man whom they met in Himachal. However, the keep didn’t change the scenario between them.

Later, Aftab rented a flat in Chhatarpur the place he Shraddha Walkershifted with Shraddha. She was reportedly strangled to loss of life on May 18 within the Chhatarpur flat.

The police have come to know that the room was taken on lease a number of days earlier than the homicide.

“It is also a matter of investigation whether Aftab had already hatched a conspiracy to kill her,” the police sources mentioned.

The accused informed the police throughout interrogation that he used to take the items of the lifeless physique to the disposal at 2:00 am as a result of little motion of individuals at this hour.

The police have come to know that the accused Aftab has achieved his commencement and lived in Mumbai together with his household.

“Looking at Aftab’s social media, it is known that he had also done food blogging for some time, although no video had come about his blogging for a long time. His last post came in the month of February, after which there was no activity on the profile. He has more than 28,000 followers on his Instagram,” the sources mentioned.

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According to the police, until a while again each Shraddha and Aftab used to work within the name centre.

“It is learned that after the murder, Aftab used to come back home by 6-7 pm and then used to take the pieces of the dead body kept in the fridge there for disposal. The accused used to carry the pieces of the carcass in a black foil but had thrown the pieces out of the foil in the forest, making it difficult to ascertain if the pieces were thrown or the remains were due to animal hunting,” the sources mentioned.

Delhi Police solved a six-month-old blind homicide case, and arrested a person for allegedly killing his 28-year-old live-in associate, chopping her physique into 35 items and disposing of them at totally different locations in and across the nationwide capital.

The accused recognized as Aftab Amin Poonawalla (28), a resident of Mumbai, was caught on Saturday on the premise of the deceased’s father’s grievance and has been despatched to police remand for 5 days, the police mentioned on Monday.

Aftab and Shraddha met on a courting website and later moved in collectively at a rented lodging in Chhatarpur. Delhi police obtained a grievance from Shraddha’father and registered an FIR on November 10.

Police mentioned that Aftab, after looking on Google, cleaned blood stained from the ground with some chemical substances and disposed of stained garments. He shifted the physique within the lavatory and purchased a fridge from a close-by store. Later, he chopped the physique into small items and put them within the fridge.

Officials mentioned that Shraddha Walker (27) from Mumbai, met the Aftab whereas working at a name heart in Mumbai.

“The two got together via a dating app in Mumbai. They were in a live-in relationship for three years and had shifted to Delhi. Soon after the two shifted to Delhi, Shraddha started pressurizing the man to marry her,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South Delhi Ankit Chauhan informed ANI.

“The two quarrelled frequently and it used to get out of control. In this particular instance that occurred on May 18, the man lost his temper and strangled her,” mentioned Chouhan.

“The accused told us that he chopped her into pieces and disposed of her parts in nearby areas in the jungle area of Chhatarpur Enclave. He has been arrested and an investigation is going on,” added DCP Chouhan.

Police personnel at Mehrauli forest space amid the investigation. (Photo |PTI)

Aftab allegedly chopped her physique into 35 items, purchased a fridge and saved them in it. He later began disposing of the physique items at totally different places in and round Delhi throughout night time hours for the subsequent 18 days, mentioned sources.

Sources additional mentioned, Aftab used to sleep on daily basis in the identical room the place he had chopped the physique after killing Shraddha. He used to see the face after conserving it within the fridge. Aftab had cleaned the fridge after disposing the physique components.

Sources mentioned Aftab had relations with many women even earlier than Shraddha. Before committing the crime, he additionally watched many crime motion pictures and internet collection, together with the American crime drama collection Dexter.

In September, Shraddha’s good friend knowledgeable her household that there was no contact with Shradhha for the final two and a half months and her cellular quantity was additionally switched off. Her household additionally checked her social media accounts and located no updates throughout this era.

In November, Shraddha’s father Vikash Madan Walker, a resident of Palghar (Maharashtra), approached Mumbai police and lodged a lacking particular person grievance.

During the preliminary investigation, Shraddha’s final location was present in Delhi, and on the premise of this, the case was transferred to Delhi police.

Shraddha’s father informed the police about his daughter’s relationship with Aftab and suspected his involvement in his daughter’s absence.

During the investigation, it was discovered that Aaftab and Shraddha had come to Delhi and began residing in a rented condo within the Chhatarpur Pahadi space. The police in the course of the course of the investigation, traced Aftab and nabbed him.

Aftab, throughout questioning, confessed to the crime and mentioned that they fought typically as Shraddha was pressurizing him for marriage.

“The accused has been arrested and a case under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed) has been registered at Mehrauli police station,” officers mentioned.

Police additionally recovered some bones from Aftab’s rented flat and officers mentioned that the efforts to get well the remaining components of the physique had been on. 

MUMBAI: Father of Shraddha Walker, a Maharashtra lady who was allegedly murdered by her live-in associate Aftab within the nationwide capital, on Tuesday demanded a loss of life penalty for the accused whereas additionally suspecting a “love jihad” angle behind the incident.

Speaking to ANI, Shraddha’s father, Vikas Walker mentioned, “I suspected a love jihad angle. We demand the death penalty for Aftab. I trust Delhi Police and the probe moving in the right direction. Shraddha was close to her uncle and didn’t talk to me much. I was never in touch with Aftab. I lodged the first complaint in Mumbai’s Vasai.”

Delhi Police probe into the Shraddha Walker homicide case has revealed that the accused Aftab Poonawalla was a meals blogger who used to work at a name centre within the nationwide capital. The police are actually investigating if he had rented a flat in Delhi’s Chhatarpur space as a part of a conspiracy to kill the sufferer.

The police investigation has additionally revealed that the couple had frequent fights.

Shraddha WalkerAccording to police sources, earlier than shifting to Delhi in 2022, the couple had come right into a relationship in 2019. They stayed in Maharashtra for a while however used to go to varied locations as a part of their journey plans.

According to the police, they went to hill stations in March-April. Both of them had travelled to Himachal Pradesh for a number of days in May and stayed collectively the place they met a person who lived in Delhi’s Chhatarpur. As per stories, upon shifting to Delhi, that they had initially stayed on the flat of the identical man whom they met in Himachal. However, the keep didn’t change the scenario between them.

Later, Aftab rented a flat in Chhatarpur the place he Shraddha Walkershifted with Shraddha. She was reportedly strangled to loss of life on May 18 within the Chhatarpur flat.

The police have come to know that the room was taken on lease a number of days earlier than the homicide.

“It is also a matter of investigation whether Aftab had already hatched a conspiracy to kill her,” the police sources mentioned.

The accused informed the police throughout interrogation that he used to take the items of the lifeless physique to the disposal at 2:00 am as a result of little motion of individuals at this hour.

The police have come to know that the accused Aftab has achieved his commencement and lived in Mumbai together with his household.

“Looking at Aftab’s social media, it is known that he had also done food blogging for some time, although no video had come about his blogging for a long time. His last post came in the month of February, after which there was no activity on the profile. He has more than 28,000 followers on his Instagram,” the sources mentioned.

ALSO READ | Delhi Police takes accused to jungle, appears for physique components, together with head

According to the police, until a while again each Shraddha and Aftab used to work within the name centre.

“It is learned that after the murder, Aftab used to come back home by 6-7 pm and then used to take the pieces of the dead body kept in the fridge there for disposal. The accused used to carry the pieces of the carcass in a black foil but had thrown the pieces out of the foil in the forest, making it difficult to ascertain if the pieces were thrown or the remains were due to animal hunting,” the sources mentioned.

Delhi Police solved a six-month-old blind homicide case, and arrested a person for allegedly killing his 28-year-old live-in associate, chopping her physique into 35 items and disposing of them at totally different locations in and across the nationwide capital.

The accused recognized as Aftab Amin Poonawalla (28), a resident of Mumbai, was caught on Saturday on the premise of the deceased’s father’s grievance and has been despatched to police remand for 5 days, the police mentioned on Monday.

Aftab and Shraddha met on a courting website and later moved in collectively at a rented lodging in Chhatarpur. Delhi police obtained a grievance from Shraddha’father and registered an FIR on November 10.

Police mentioned that Aftab, after looking on Google, cleaned blood stained from the ground with some chemical substances and disposed of stained garments. He shifted the physique within the lavatory and purchased a fridge from a close-by store. Later, he chopped the physique into small items and put them within the fridge.

Officials mentioned that Shraddha Walker (27) from Mumbai, met the Aftab whereas working at a name heart in Mumbai.

“The two got together via a dating app in Mumbai. They were in a live-in relationship for three years and had shifted to Delhi. Soon after the two shifted to Delhi, Shraddha started pressurizing the man to marry her,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South Delhi Ankit Chauhan informed ANI.

“The two quarrelled frequently and it used to get out of control. In this particular instance that occurred on May 18, the man lost his temper and strangled her,” mentioned Chouhan.

“The accused told us that he chopped her into pieces and disposed of her parts in nearby areas in the jungle area of Chhatarpur Enclave. He has been arrested and an investigation is going on,” added DCP Chouhan.

Police personnel at Mehrauli forest space amid the investigation. (Photo |PTI)

Aftab allegedly chopped her physique into 35 items, purchased a fridge and saved them in it. He later began disposing of the physique items at totally different places in and round Delhi throughout night time hours for the subsequent 18 days, mentioned sources.

Sources additional mentioned, Aftab used to sleep on daily basis in the identical room the place he had chopped the physique after killing Shraddha. He used to see the face after conserving it within the fridge. Aftab had cleaned the fridge after disposing the physique components.

Sources mentioned Aftab had relations with many women even earlier than Shraddha. Before committing the crime, he additionally watched many crime motion pictures and internet collection, together with the American crime drama collection Dexter.

In September, Shraddha’s good friend knowledgeable her household that there was no contact with Shradhha for the final two and a half months and her cellular quantity was additionally switched off. Her household additionally checked her social media accounts and located no updates throughout this era.

In November, Shraddha’s father Vikash Madan Walker, a resident of Palghar (Maharashtra), approached Mumbai police and lodged a lacking particular person grievance.

During the preliminary investigation, Shraddha’s final location was present in Delhi, and on the premise of this, the case was transferred to Delhi police.

Shraddha’s father informed the police about his daughter’s relationship with Aftab and suspected his involvement in his daughter’s absence.

During the investigation, it was discovered that Aaftab and Shraddha had come to Delhi and began residing in a rented condo within the Chhatarpur Pahadi space. The police in the course of the course of the investigation, traced Aftab and nabbed him.

Aftab, throughout questioning, confessed to the crime and mentioned that they fought typically as Shraddha was pressurizing him for marriage.

“The accused has been arrested and a case under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed) has been registered at Mehrauli police station,” officers mentioned.

Police additionally recovered some bones from Aftab’s rented flat and officers mentioned that the efforts to get well the remaining components of the physique had been on.