Delhi shocker: Man kills live-in partner, chops off her body in 35 pieces, dumps at various locations

New Delhi: A man in Delhi has been arrested for murdering his live-in partner and chopping off her body into 35 pieces before dumping them at various locations across the capital. As per the latest reports, the accused has been identified as Aftab Ameen Poonawalla and was arrested by Delhi Police on Saturday (November 11, 2022). He reportedly strangled 26-year-old Shraddha on May 18 and then chopped her body into 35 pieces. He then bought a new fridge to store the body pieces and threw them at various locations over a period of 18 days. To avoid any suspicion, he reportedly used to leave the house with a body part in a polybag at around 2 am.

The matter came to light on November 8, when the missing woman's father, a resident of Maharashtra's Palghar, approached Delhi Police after she stopped responding to calls.

On the basis of his complaint, the police launched an investigation and traced Aftab. During questioning, he confessed to the crime and said that they often fought as Shraddha was pressurizing him for marriage. 

'प्यार' तूने क्या किया ? दिल्ली में आफताब ने श्रद्धा की हत्या कर किए 35 टुकड़े, 5 महीने बाद ऐसे सुलझी हत्या की गुत्थी#Aftaab #Delhi #Murder @priyasi90 @pramodsharma29 pic.twitter.com/1Lw9SoeVWl — Zee News (@ZeeNews) November 14, 2022

The deceased worked at a call centre in Mumbai and met Aftab there. They then started dating and moved in together. However, her family did not approve of their relationship following which the couple eloped to Delhi and lived in the Mehrauli area.

A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of IPC including murder, and the police were further looking into it.