Shraddha murder case: Bills of fridge, murder weapon, statements of retailers; All key updates in the case

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• Nov 17, 2022 | Guriya Khatun

The police officials have found around 13 bones from the Mehrauli forest area, all of which have been sent for forensic testing to ascertain whether they belong to Shraddha. Recovering the bones is extremely crucial as it can tell the time and cause of the death. 

Digital Desk: Police are working harder to collect adequate proof of Aaftab Ameen Poonawala's crime so that it can be proven in court. Aaftab, who was arrested on Monday, is charged with strangling to death his partner in May, dismembering her body into 35 pieces, and storing those pieces in a refrigerator. He subsequently scattered the pieces over 16 days in Delhi's Mehrauli forest.

The Saket court has given Delhi Police permission to undertake a narcotics analysis on the uncooperative main suspect, Aaftab, who has been changing his testimonies frequently, but police are still gathering as much information as they can as they look into the "Dexter"-inspired crime. Police have so far gathered a variety of documents, including the purchase history of the refrigerator where Aaftab kept his girlfriend's body parts and the murder instrument, a small saw, as well as testimony from others connected to Shraddha.

• Police have located the store where the accused purchased the refrigerator to keep his girlfriend's body parts. Police have collected the purchase information and obtained the shopkeeper's comments from the Tilak electronics store.
• Police have tracked down the store where Aaftab bought the small saw he used to dismember his lover and have found the receipt.
• Aaftab was successfully identified by the retailer, and his statements to the police have been recorded.
• The company from which Aftab used to make online purchases has also been contacted by the police. The firm's financial statements will soon be recorded.
• Statements made by Shraddha's father have been recorded. Her father has accused Aaftab of bashing Shraddha regularly when she used to live with him.
• In addition to the neighbours of Aaftab and Shraddha, statements of Shraddhas' friends are also being recorded.
• Dr. Anil Singh, who treated Aaftab after he sustained injuries while cutting Shraddha's body, has given statements to the police.
• About 13 bones that were recovered by police in the Mehrauli woodland have been transferred to a forensic science lab. Additionally, DNA samples from Shraddha's father have been gathered to verify whether the found bones belong to Shraddha.
• Despite Aftab's repeated claims that Shraddha had left home during the initial interrogation, the last known location of Shraddha's mobile phone was in the Chhatarpur neighbourhood of Delhi, as per the call records.
• Police have found transaction details of Rs 54,000. The officials claimed, the money was transferred from Shraddha's account after her death.