New Delhi: Aftab Ameen Poonawalla had strangled his live-in partner Shraddha Walker to death. He chopped her body into 35 pieces, dumped it in the Chhatarpur area of south Delhi. He had told police that before the murder there was a fight between the couple over the shifting of household items from Mumbai.

Confessions of Aftab’s new girlfriend

Aftab’s another girlfriend who visited his flat has made confessions in front of the police. She claimed that she has nothing to do with Shraddha’s murder. The girl also told that she used to come to Aftab’s house to meet him. However, she had no idea that Aftab had kept the pieces of Shraddha’s body in this house.

Aftab started dating this new girl 

After Shraddha’s murder in May, Aftab started dating this new girl. The two met on the same Bumble app. It is the same app on which Shraddha and Aftab met. This new girlfriend had come to Aftab’s house twice in October. She also told the police that Aftab had given her an artificial ring on October 12. The police have recovered this ring from her and have recorded her statement.

Aftab’s new partner is a psychiatrist 

According to reports, the police investigation revealed that the two came in contact on May 30, 12 days after Shraddha’s murder. Aftab’s new partner is a psychiatrist. She told the police that she had visited Aftab’s house twice in October. But she never realized that someone had been murdered or that human body parts were kept there. She also said that he never saw Aftab in fear. Aftab used to tell her about his Mumbai home.

Aftab has a large collection of perfumes, used to smoke

The girl told that she always found Aftab’s behavior normal. He was of a very caring nature, due to which he never felt that Aftab’s mental status was not right. She told that Aftab had a collection of different varieties of deodorants and perfumes. He also used to gift her perfumes often. She told that Aftab used to smoke a lot and used to roll his own cigarettes. She had told him many times to quit smoking.

She also told that Aftab was fond of eating different types of food. He used to order non-veg items from different restaurants. Aftab also told her that food presentation is his hobby.

Aftab killed Shraddha after a fight

Police investigation revealed that the couple had a fight on May 18 during which Aftab killed Shraddha. Delhi Police sources said the May 18 quarrel was not the first time, Aftab and Shraddha were fighting for three years.

“On May 18, there was a fight between the two regarding bringing household items from Mumbai. They used to fight over who would bear the household expenses and bring items. Aftab got very angry about this. The quarrel started around 8 pm on May 18 when Aftab strangled Shraddha to death. He kept her body in the room overnight and went to buy a knife and refrigerator the next day,” sources told ANI.