Aftab Amin Poonawala
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Shraddha Walkar murder: Why Aftab Poonawala’s grisly confessions aren’t enough to convict him
Fp Explainers •After confessing before the police, Aftab Poonawala said in court that he killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in the ‘heat of the moment’. However, as per the law, his admission can’t be counted as evidence
Chequered history of narco test in India: The famous cases that were solved and not solved
Fp Staff •Although not regarded as totally reliable, a host of law enforcement agencies around the world use the narco-analysis test or narco test during their investigations as they feel that this method allows them to extract true answers from their subjects
Shraddha Walker Murder Case: Aftab says he killed Shraddha in 'anger'; court extends police remand for 4 days
Fp Staff •Meanwhile, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking transfer of the Shraddha Walkar murder case probe from Delhi Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation
Shraddha Walkar murder: How reliable is the polygraph test sought by Delhi Police on Aftab Poonawala?
Fp Explainers •A polygraph records a subject’s blood pressure, respiratory rate, sweat and pulse when asked a series of questions. The theory behind it is that someone lying would physiologically respond in a different way than someone telling the truth
Shraddha Walkar murder: No narco test for Aftab Poonawala today; will first undergo polygraph exam
Fp Staff •On 17 November, a Delhi court in an order had directed the city police to complete the narco analysis test within five days and made it clear that it cannot use any third degree measure on Aftab Amin Poonawala
Shraddha Walkar’s friend recalls helping her file a police complaint against Aftab Poonawala in 2020
Fp Staff •Ongoing investigations have now revealed that Shraddha was hospitalised in Mumbai two years ago at about the same time in 2020 with internal injuries
Shraddha Walker Murder Case: Accused Aftab to stay in jail as court extends police custody
Fp Staff •Aftab Amin Poonawala, accused in the Shraddha Walker Murder Case in Mehrauli, Delhi, was produced in court on Thursday through video conference
Shraddha Walkar’s ‘butcher’ Aftab Googled Anupama Gulati murder for cue, may have kept her head as 'souvenir'
Fp Staff •Aftab Amin Poonwala claimed to have said that he kept Shraddha’s head so that he could look at it from time to time as a reminder of the relationship
How dating app Bumble is entangled in the Shraddha Walkar murder case
Fp Explainers •Sources in the Delhi Police have reportedly said Aftab Amin Poonawala brought another woman to his rented flat in Delhi whom he met on Bumble while Shraddha Walkar’s body parts were in the fridge. The police are now considering writing to the dating app to get details of Aftab's profile
How ‘feminist’, ‘LGBTQ+’, ‘liberal’ activist Aftab Amin Poonawala cast his net around Shraddha Walkar
Umang Sharma •Aftab Poonawala allegedly chopped his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar's body into 35 pieces. He also bought a 300-litre fridge to keep the severed body parts