Suitcase with body parts found; Cops suspect links with Shraddha murder case

The body remains recovered from a suitcase at a forest area in Haryanas Faridabad on Thursday afternoon are suspected to be of the 27yearold woman from Mumbai Shraddha Walkar who was killed by her livein partner Aftab Poonawala in DelhiFaridabad Police have contacted the Delhi Police following the recovery of the suitcase with body parts in the Surajkund forest areaAccording to police the remains were wrapped in a plastic bag and a sack and clothes and a belt were also recovered near the suitcasePrima facie it appeared that a person was murdered elsewhere and a part of the body was dumped here to avoid identification Faridabad Police said in a statementFaridabad police have shared the information with Delhi police and on the basis of which a team of Mehrauli police of South Delhi investigating the horrific Shraddha murder case also reached the spot and joined the investigationDelhi police officials suspect that the body remains recovered from the suitcase could be linked with the Shraddha Walker murder caseThe body parts including torso found in the suitcase appears to be months old and it is not clear if they were of a man or woman said sourcesThey said that the body remains have been sent for postmortem examination and things will become clear once the postmortem report is receivedAlso Read Delhi cops look for Aftab Poonawalarsquos mobile in Bhayandar creekFaridabad police officials have also said that they will keep samples aside in case Delhi police would want to go for a DNA test official sources told ANIAftab Amin Poonawala accused in the macabre Shraddha Walkar murder case is currently in police custody and is undergoing Perceptual Ability Test PAT a psychological analysis testAftab is accused of strangling Shraddha his livein partner to death and chopping her body into 35 pieces He is also alleged to have preserved the chopped body parts in a refrigerator before dumping them in the forests of south Delhis ChhatarpurAftab and Shraddha met on a dating site and moved in together to a rented accommodation in Chhatarpur as the relationship grewOn receipt of the complaint from Shraddhas father Delhi Police registered an FIR on November 10 and arrested the accused laterSubsequent interrogation of the accused revealed that Aftab killed Shraddha on May 18 after which he started researching ways to dispose of the body He also borrowed ideas on disposal from popular crime shows on his streaming devices Delhi Police revealed He also told police that he read up on human anatomy before chopping his girlfriends bodyPolice said after browsing on the internet for ways to remove all traces of his crime Aftab mopped blood stains from the floor of the couples Chhatarpur apartment with some chemicals and also disposed of all stained clothesHe then shifted the body to the bathroom and bought a refrigerator where he hoarded the chopped body parts police further informedThis 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