Cops To Search Aftab’s Profile Particulars From Relationship App Bumble. This is Why

Notably, Aftab had met Shraddha on this relationship app.

New Delhi:

In a serious growth within the Shraddha homicide case, Delhi Police is prone to write to the relationship app Bumble to hunt particulars of accused Aftab’s profile to seek out out the main points of girls who visited him.

Notably, Aftab had met Shraddha on this relationship app.

In keeping with the sources, the Delhi Police needs to determine if any of the ladies Aftab dated on the app may very well be a doable cause behind Shraddha’s alleged homicide.

“Delhi Police could write to Bumble to get particulars of Aftab’s profile to seek out particulars of girls who visited him in his home when Shraddha’s physique was nonetheless within the fridge. Police are trying on the chance if any of those ladies may very well be a cause behind this killing,” the police sources stated.

Bumble’s headquarter is in Texas, USA.

Earlier right this moment, Delhi police, having already recovered round 12 suspected physique elements disposed off by Aftab, the accused within the Shraddha homicide case, on Sunday, introduced him to the jungle space on Tuesday with an intention to get better different physique elements, based on police sources.

The samples recovered to date have been despatched for examination to determine if they’re all human stays, based on police sources.

“Round 12 samples recovered of stays suspected to be of a human, have been picked up by forensic consultants and despatched to substantiate in the event that they’re all human stays. They will be despatched to match with DNA samples of her father,” the sources stated on Tuesday.

In keeping with the sources the pinnacle is but to be recovered.

Earlier right this moment, the daddy of Shraddha Walker, a Maharashtra woman who was allegedly murdered by her live-in accomplice 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.

Chatting with ANI, Shraddha’s father, Vikas Walker stated, “I suspected a love jihad angle. We demand the loss of life penalty for Aftab. I belief Delhi Police and the probe is transferring in the appropriate route. Shraddha was near her uncle and did not speak to me a lot. I used to be by no means in contact with Aftab. I lodged the primary criticism in Mumbai’s Vasai.”

I had spoken to Shraddha final in 2021. I used to take details about her from her pal. She didn’t speak to me a lot. I didn’t know that she had shifted to Delhi. Her pal informed me that she is in Delhi. I assumed that she was in Bangaluru. Aftab has bought numerous time to complete the proof.

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 at the moment are 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.

In keeping with 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 numerous locations as a part of their journey plans.

In keeping with the police, they went to hill stations in March-April. Each of them had travelled to Himachal Pradesh for just a few days in Could and stayed collectively the place they met a person who lived in Delhi’s Chhatarpur. As per reviews, upon shifting to Delhi, that they had initially stayed on the flat of the identical Man whom they met in Himachal. Nevertheless, the keep didn’t change the state of affairs between them.

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

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

“Additionally it is a matter of investigation whether or not Aftab had already hatched a conspiracy to kill her,” the police sources stated.

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 completed his commencement and lived in Mumbai together with his household.

” Aftab’s social media, it’s identified that he had additionally completed meals running a blog for a while, though no video had come about his running a blog for a very long time. His final submit got here within the month of February, after which there was no exercise on the profile. He has greater than 28,000 followers on his Instagram,” the sources stated.

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

“It’s discovered that after the homicide, Aftab used to come back again residence by 6-7 pm after which used to take the items of the lifeless physique stored within the fridge there for disposal. The accused used to hold the items of the carcass in a black foil however had thrown the items out of the foil within the forest, making it troublesome to determine if the items have been thrown or the stays have been because of animal looking,” the sources stated.

Delhi Police solved a six-month-old blind homicide case, and arrested a person for allegedly killing his 28-year-old live-in accomplice, chopping her physique into 35 items and disposing of them at completely 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 criticism and has been despatched to police remand for 5 days, the police stated on Monday.

Aftab and Shraddha met on a relationship web site and later moved in collectively at a rented lodging in Chhatarpur. Delhi police obtained a criticism from Shraddha’father and registered an FIR on November 10.

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

Officers stated that Shraddha Walker (27) from Mumbai, met the Aftab whereas working at a name middle in Mumbai.

“The 2 bought collectively through a relationship app in Mumbai. They have been in a live-in relationship for 3 years and had shifted to Delhi. Quickly after the 2 shifted to Delhi, Shraddha began pressurizing the person to marry her,” Extra Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South Delhi Ankit Chauhan informed ANI.

“The 2 quarrelled regularly and it used to get uncontrolled. On this specific occasion that occurred on Could 18, the person misplaced his mood and strangled her,” stated Chouhan.

“The accused informed us that he chopped her into items and disposed of her elements in close by areas within the jungle space of Chhatarpur Enclave. He has been arrested and an investigation is happening,” added DCP Chouhan.

Aftab allegedly chopped her physique into 35 items, purchased a fridge and stored them in it. He later began disposing of the physique items at completely different areas in and round Delhi throughout evening hours for the following 18 days, stated sources.

Sources additional stated, Aftab used to sleep every single day in the identical room the place he had chopped the physique after killing Shraddha. He used to see the face after retaining it within the fridge. Aftab had cleaned the fridge after disposing the physique elements.

Sources stated Aftab had relations with many ladies even earlier than Shraddha. Earlier than committing the crime, he additionally watched many crime films and internet sequence, together with the American crime drama sequence Dexter.

In September, Shraddha’s pal knowledgeable her household that there was no contact with Shradhha for the final two and a half months and her cell 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 criticism.

Throughout 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.

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

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

“The accused has been arrested and a case underneath IPC sections 302 (homicide) and 201 (inflicting disappearance of proof of an offence dedicated) has been registered at Mehrauli police station,” officers stated.

Police additionally recovered some bones from Aftab’s rented flat and officers stated that the efforts to get better the remaining elements of the physique have been on.

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