Delhi Police sources said that they have found some bones in the forest area which are being sent for examination.
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The Delhi Police team took accused Aftab Ameen Poonawalla for the second time on Tuesday to the Mehrauli forest area to recover the remains of his live-in partner, Shraddha Walker, who he murdered and chopped the body into 35 pieces and kept it in the fridge. He was first taken to the area on Monday.
Delhi Police sources said that they have found some bones in the forest area which are being sent for examination.
The police said that Aftab was reportedly inspired by the American crime show ‘Dexter’, which tells the story of a man with homicidal tendencies who lives a double life. He also chopped the body of his 27-year-old girlfriend into pieces on May 18 and threw the body pieces at various locations over a period of 18 days. To avoid suspicion, he used to leave his house with a body part in a polybag at around 2 a.m.
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To counter the stench, he lit incense sticks at his home.
Being a trained chef, Aftab was adept at using the knife, said sources. However, the knife used in the crime is yet to be recovered.
The matter came to light on November 8 when the victim’s father along with a police team from Palghar, Maharashtra, came to the Mehrauli police station regarding a missing complaint.
(With inputs from IANS)
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