Updated On: 30 November, 2022 07:39 AM IST | New Delhi | Faizan Khan
In her statement to police, she says Aftab was caring and gentle; Delhi cops say Aftab planned Shraddha’s murder in Himachal as the couple did not have plans to come to Delhi

Aftab Poonawala outside the Forensic Science Laboratory, Rohini where he was brought for a polygraph test, on Tuesday. Pic/ANI
Aftab Poonawala planned Shraddha Walkar’s murder, allegedly when he was in Himachal Pradesh with her, believe the Delhi police’s SIT. As per sources, the couple went to Himachal and Uttarakhand and stayed there for a month to make their relationship work. But as Walkar still wanted to leave, Poonawala convinced her to come to Delhi, rented a flat near the forest, killed her and then dumped her body in the forest, said sources.
The reason cops suspect it was a planned murder is because the couple did not have plans to visit Delhi after Himachal and Uttarakhand. Based on digital evidence and trails, Poonawala’s statements, as well as the statement of Badri, a crucial witness in the case, the cops said that the couple had broken up after coming to Delhi. However, as Walkar was alone and did not have a good relation with her family, “she had no option but to stay with him for a few more days to make further plans,” said a police officer privy to the investigation.