Father tells court Poonawala cut body in toilet, disposed pieces in drain

Aaftab Amin Poonawala the man accused of slaying his livein partner Shraddha Walkar told the victims father he chopped her body into pieces in the toilet of their rented home and disposed them of over time in Chattarpur PahadiVikas Madan Walkar Shraddhas father testified before a Delhi court that Poonawala upon reaching the nala drain behind the Shamshan Ghat Mandir Cremation ground temple on 100 Futa Road in Chattarpur Enclave pointed at the exact place where he disposed of the body partsDelhi police recovered around 13 bones including the pelvic bone of the deceased at the place he saidThe Delhi court was recording the testimonies of witnesses in the sensational murder caseShraddha Walkar who was in a livein relationship with the accused was allegedly strangled by Poonawala on May 18 last year The accused was alleged to have sawed her lifeless body and kept it in a fridge before disposing of the pieces in desolate places across the city over several days to dodge the police and the publicMany of her body parts were discovered later in a nearby forestVikas Madan Walkar who was examined as a prosecution witness by the public prosecutor before Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar testified that Poonawala strangulated his daughter on May 18 2022 He then cut her body into small pieces for easy disposalPoonawala led the police team to the place where he had killed my daughter the rented house in Chhatarpur He pointed out the place where he had killed my daughter and also the place where he had cut my daughter into pieces which is the toiletbathroom he saidPoonawala then disclosed he had packed the pieces of the body in trash bags and stored them in a refrigerator in the living room When his new girlfriend visited the accused he would remove the trash bags from the fridge and store them on a wooden shelf in the kitchen Vikas Walkar saidHe said Poonawala also led the police team to a place at the drain behind the the Shamshan Ghat Mandir on 100 Futa Road in Chhatarpur EnclaveUpon reaching the place he pointed out the exact place where he had disposed of the body parts and on his pointing out a total of 13 bones including one pelvic bone were recovered by the police he saidDuring the proceedings on Saturday which lasted around six hours the refrigerator where the body parts had been allegedly kept and the wooden pieces suspected of having the deceaseds blood stains were produced in courtVikas Walkar identified the pieces of evidence following which the video and audio clips of Poonawala and Shraddha were also played in the courtAfter Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad completed the examinationinchief Poonawalas counsel started the crossexamination which continued for around two hoursIt is wrong to suggest that I deposed regarding the fight between my daughter and Poonawala based on the information given by my late wife Voluntarily before the death of my wife I had called my daughter home and personally inquired about the fact and she confirmed that the accused used to fight with her and beat her he saidHe claimed Poonawala disclosed about having killed his daughter around 6 pm on May 18The court has posted the matter for further crossexamination on MondayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever