Diving deeper into the investigation in the Shraddha Walker murder case, Delhi Police has found blood stains in the kitchen of accused Aaftab Ameen Poonawalla’s flat in Delhi’s Chhatarpur. The blood samples have been sent for examination to ascertain whose blood it is.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has taken DNA samples of Shraddha’s father Vikas Walker so that the dumped body parts and blood sample can be matched. According to top sources of Delhi Police, the DNA sample of Shraddha’s father has been taken. About 10-13 bones have been recovered from the forest. They have been sent to the forensic lab to find out whether the bones belonged to Shraddha or those of an animal.
The probe to the gruesome murder on Wednesday further revealed, the fridge was cleaned using chemicals by the accused in his attempt to dupe the forensic investigation if he is caught.
“In the investigation so far, the police suspect that Shraddha’s body was cut into 35 pieces in the bathroom after the murder… Also, he used to leave the water from the shower running so that the body could be chopped easily and the blood could flow into the sewer.
The FSL team along with Aaftab was present during the investigation at his flat.
According to the sources, many novels and literature books have been found in the house which suggests that Aaftab was fond of books and reading novels.
Delhi Police has been conducting CCTV mapping of the Chhatarpur area. Since the murder took place six months ago, the police are trying to gather the record of six months. The challenge before the police is most of the CCTV’s capture record of 15 days, in this situation Delhi Police have to scan vast footage.
Sources said Police are also scanning the CCTV to find out whom Aaftab was meeting these days. “A lot of work has to be done. The weapon, Shraddha’s head and mobile phone are yet to be traced. The clothes worn by Aaftab and Shraddha on the day of the murder have not been found. These clothes were thrown in a garbage-moving vehicle,” sources said.
Delhi Police recovered a bag of Shraddha in Aaftab’s house, which has her belongings. The bag has to be now identified with Shraddha’s family.
Delhi Police had applied for the Narco test of the Aaftab on Saturday but till now no permission has been granted by the Court, sources said.
Delhi police is also planning to conduct a psycho-assessment test on Aaftab.
A senior Delhi police officer told ANI that since there are multiple discrepancies in Aftab’s statement, there is a possibility that police teams investigating this case will request his mental and psycho-assessment test.
“The test will let us know if Aftab is telling the truth. It will also help us understand his mental state and the nature of the brutal crime he has committed. We also want to know what his relationship with Shraddha was,” a senior police officer said.
The police also said that if Aftab turns out to be mentally unfit, required measures will accordingly be taken. The test is expected in the coming days once the initial investigation is done.