New Delhi: An Investigation into the ugly homicide of Shraddha Walker has revealed that the accused Aftab Ameen Poonawalla used her Instagram account until June to present an impression of her being alive, mentioned an official on Tuesday.

Poonawalla was arrested on Saturday for killing his live-in associate on May 18 within the Mehrauli space of the nationwide capital and chopping the physique into 35 items earlier than dumping them at Mehrauli forest space over a interval of 18 days. Investigators mentioned that the police groups are scanning his cellphone to know extra particulars.

“He was using her Instagram account to avoid any suspicion by her friends,” mentioned an official, including that police groups are checking his cell phone particulars.

The household of 26-year-old Shraddha claimed that typically, she used to tell her mom that Aftab beats her.

According to the FIR, the household of the sufferer disagreed with the connection, following which she mentioned that she was 25 and had the correct to take her personal selections.

“Later, she left the house and was living with Aftab. Sometimes, she used to inform her mother that Aftab beats her. Around 15 to 20 days after her mother’s death in 2020, she called her father and informed the same,” the FIR said.

“She met me and when I asked her to leave Poonawala and return home, Poonawalla apologised to her and she went back with him. She did not listen to my request due to which I stopped talking to her for several months, ” the FIR said.

The sufferer’s dad and mom have been separated since 2016. In 2018, Shraddha’s father acquired to know that she was in a relationship with Poonawala.

Police mentioned that after chopping the girl’s physique into items on May 18, the accused purchased a model new fridge with giant storage capability the subsequent day and saved the physique items in it. To counter the stench, he lit incense sticks at his house.

Aftab was reportedly impressed by the American crime present ‘Dexter’, which tells the story of a person with homicidal tendencies who lives a double life.

Being a educated chef, Aftab was adept at utilizing the knife, mentioned sources. However, the knife used within the crime is but to be recovered. Aftab was taken to the Mehrauli forest space by the police on Monday to gather the physique components which he had disposed of there.

He had thrown the physique items at varied places over a interval of 18 days. To keep away from suspicion, he used to depart his home with a physique half in a polybag at round 2 a.m.

(IANS)