Shraddha murder case: crime scene turned into ‘tourist spot’

The entire nation is in disbelief after learning more graphic facts about Shraddha Walkar’s murder every day. The scene of the most well-known murder in the nation has become a “tourism spot,” with curious onlookers—mostly young schoolboys—visiting Aaftab’s home to get a peek inside his room.

Every day after school in this noisy neighborhood, students in uniform come to the crime scene, where dozens of reporters are waiting to broadcast the incident live and take reader input. Women and curious boys could be seen in the neighbourhood asking for directions to the lane where Aaftab and Shraddha resided.

The building is not guarded by police. Aaftab’s room window was open until two days ago, providing passersby with a clear view into his residence.

Kulbir Krishnan, a former member of the National Commission for the Protection of Children’s Rights and an IPS officer, told India Today that children should not be permitted near crime scenes since doing so could encourage bad behaviour. Such schoolboys are drawn to the structure out of pure morbid curiosity, he claimed, because the Shraddha murder case is always in the news.

According to psychologist Dr. Nimesh Desai, society should direct the youngsters’ growing interest in such crimes since it could have a negative effect on them. Additionally, families should adjust their conversations while having these kinds of chats in living rooms so that children can be sensitive about violence, gender, and abusive relationships.