The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a person, who murdered his live-in accomplice in Mehrauli space and chopped the physique into 35 items earlier than dumping them at varied areas throughout town.

Aftab Ameen Poonawalla had strangled 26 year-old Shradha on May 18. As per sources, he then chopped her physique into 35 items and acquired a brand new fridge to retailer them and threw them at varied areas in a interval of 18 days. o keep away from any suspicion, he used to depart the home with a physique half in a polybag at 2 a.m.

“The matter came to light on November 8, when the missing woman’s father approached Delhi Police after she stopped responding to calls,” stated police.

Shradha labored with a name centre for a multinational firm in Mumbai the place she met Poonawalla. The two began courting and moved in collectively. However, her household didn’t approve of their relationship following which the couple eloped and got here to Delhi.

A senior police official stated that Poonawalla was arrested on Saturday and on interrogation he had revealed that the duo used to combat continuously and he or she needed to marry him.

“A case of murder has been registered at Mehrauli police station, ” stated the official.