Aaftab Poonawala – the accused in the murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar – has moved a court in Delhi, seeking release of his credit and debit cards while the probe in the case continues. On Friday, his judicial custody was extended by another four days. He will be produced physically for the next hearing on January 10.
Poonawala’s new application – amid the murder probe – has been moved by advocate MS Khan before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Aviral Shukla, news agency ANI reported, adding that the accused has told the court he has no money with him to buy clothes for the winter season. His debit-credit cards enable the accused to buy clothes and day-to-day articles in the winter season, it further underlines.
Aaftab Poonawala has been in the custody of authorities since November 9 in the murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar. The killing had sent shockwaves across the nation. Walkar was killed in May, and post that, her body was chopped into pieces. Poonawala has been accused of disposing off the dismembered body in forest areas. The case has yet again raised serious concerns about crimes against women.
Poonawala’s bail plea was previously dismissed amid deepening probe.
HT reported on Wednesday that DNA samples – extracted from bones and hair fragments found in forested areas in south Delhi’s Qutub Minar and Chhattapur -have matched with Walkar’s father and brother, officials aware with the details said.
“The exhibits were sent for DNA mitrocondrial profiling. The DNA from bones and hair matched with Walkar’s father and brother. This establishes the bone and hair to be that of Shraddha Walkar. The bones will now be sent for post-mortem examination to be conducted by a medical board at AIIMS,” Special commissioner of police Sagar Preet Hooda said.
(With inputs from ANI)
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