Delhi Murder Case: Everything To Know About The Case Of Shradha Walker Killed By Live-In Partner Aftab Poonawala

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Delhi Murder Case: Everything To Know About The Case Of Shradha Walker Killed By Live-In Partner Aftab Poonawala

Most of the crimes committed against women make you feel disgusted and uncomfortable, but then there are some that will send chills down your spine and leave you feeling scared. And one such case is the gruesome murder case of a man from Delhi, Aaftab Poonawala,  who allegedly strangled his live-in partner, Shraddha Walker, and cut her body into 35 pieces. The reports also claim that he had kept her body parts in the kitchen fridge.

How did it all start?

According to the police, the man from Delhi, Aaftab Poonawala, a 28-year-old food blogger from Mumbai, killed Shraddha Walker after they had a fight over the topic of marriage on May 18. Inspired by Dexter, an American television series, he cut her body into 35 pieces. The incident took place in the Mehrauli area.

Aaftab then bought a 300-liter refrigerator to store Shraddha Walker’s mutilated body parts. The investigation revealed that he used incense sticks and room freshener to cover up the stench that was coming from the dead body. 

So as to not arouse suspicion, Aastab continued to interact with Shraddha Walker’s friends through social media until June. After committing the murder, he even paid her credit card bills so that the companies don’t contact her at her Mumbai address, to give the impression that she was still alive. 

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What happened after the murder?

As per reports, after Aaftab murdered Shraddha Walker and chopped her body into 35 parts, he invited another woman to his rented flat in Mehrauli, South Delhi. He met this woman, a psychologist, on Bumble – the same dating app through which he had first met Shraddha Walker. 

The psychologist visited Aaftab Poonawala once or twice in June-July. And strangely when she was in his house, he had kept Shraddha’s body parts hidden in the kitchen’s fridge. But after keeping her parts for a while, he then dumped those 35 pieces in various locations in Delhi. He then threw her clothes in a garbage van after the murder. 

He was then arrested by Delhi police on November 11. According to the police, Aaftab Poonawala said that the best way to get rid of Shraddha Walker’s body after murdering her was to dispose of it. And so, he literally searched the internet for help and it was at that time, his favourite TV show, Dexter helped him plan how to dispose of the body. 

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The Delhi police have so far found only about 12 of Shraddha Walker’s body parts that are being examined by forensic officials. The police also revealed that Aaftab Poonawala used a mini saw to chop off the body parts. The murder weapon is yet to be found.

The reports also claim that so far the skull of Shraddha Walker has been missing. The police are currently scanning Aaftab’s social media profile to find other locations where he might have dumped her body. They also have taken him to the jungle to look for body parts, including the head.

More about the murderer and the victim

Aaftab Poonawal is a 28-year-old food blogger that worked at a call centre in Delhi. He and Shraddha Walker came into a relationship in 2019. They stayed in Maharashtra for a while before moving to Delhi in 2022. The two often got into fights. A friend of Shraddha’s also claimed that Aaftab used to beat her and so she wanted to leave him. The friend also claimed that they (her other friends) also had warned him to behave since she did not want to go to the police.

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