New Delhi: In a heinous murder that has rocked the Indian capital of Delhi, a man allegedly strangled his girlfriend, chopped her body into 35 pieces and dumped them in a forest over 18 days.
The man reportedly left his apartment at 2am every night to dump the body parts, according to NDTV quoting police sources.
Aftab Ameen Poonawala, 28, allegedly strangled his live-in girlfriend Shraddha Walkar on May 18 after a fight about marriage.
He then chopped her body into 35 pieces and bought a 300-litre fridge to store the pieces in.
He methodically disposed the parts over the next 18 days across different areas of Delhi’s Mehrauli forest.
Police arrested the accused on Saturday and has been sent to five days in police custody.
"The duo fell in love while working in Mumbai and came to Delhi by April-end or May first week after facing opposition from their families. While they were living in the national capital, they had an argument in mid-May over marriage, which escalated, and he strangled her," South district Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankit Chauhan said.
The victim's friend informed her family in September that her mobile phone had been unreachable for over two months.
Her family checked her social media accounts and found no updates during this period.
The father came to Delhi on November 8 to check on his daughter and found her apartment locked up. He filed a complaint with Delhi Police alleging kidnapping.
The victim's father told authorities about his daughter's relationship with Poonawala and suspected his involvement in his daughter's disappearance.
The father alleged that victim had complained previously that Poonawala was often physically violent.
Poonawalla confessed to his girlfriend’s murder and gave graphic details of the murder and disposal after his arrest on Saturday.
He revealed that the two fought frequently as Shraddha wanted to marry him, police sources said.
Police has charged Poonawala with murder.
Investigators recovered several remains from the forest and is waiting for forensic reports to confirm its origin.
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