New Delhi: Terming it a ‘publicity curiosity litigation’, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed with prices a PIL in search of instructions for the Shraddha Walkar homicide investigation to be transferred from Delhi Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The courtroom, nevertheless, didn’t specify the fee quantity.

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad mentioned it was a publicity curiosity litigation and never a single floor was made out.

The plea alleged that the presence of media and public in locations of recoveries quantities to interference with proof.

It alleged that Delhi Police had revealed each element to the media and public individuals relating to every step of its investigation and this isn’t permitted underneath the regulation.

Aaftab Amin Poonawala, 28, allegedly strangled Shraddha Walkar and sawed her physique into 35 items which he saved in a fridge for nearly three weeks at his residence in south Delhi’s Mehrauli locality. He then dumped the physique elements throughout town over a number of days within the lifeless of the night time.

Police has mentioned the couple ceaselessly argued over monetary points. It is suspected a combat between them resulted in Poonawala killing 27-year-old Walkar on the night of May 18.

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