Shraddha murder: Delhi Police recover human jaw during searches

Update: 2022-11-21 14:17 GMT
Shraddha Walkar murder case, Aaftab Poonawala, complaint
Walkar was allegedly strangled by Poonawala on May 18 last year, following which he chopped her body into pieces. File photo

Delhi Police have recovered a human jaw during searches for the remains of Shraddha Walkar and approached a dentist here in a bid to ascertain whether it is of the 27-year-old murder victim.

The dentist, who did not wish to be named, said he wanted more information to arrive at a conclusion, according to a PTI report on Monday (November 21).

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“The police came today. They had a picture of the jaw which they recovered during investigation. I asked them to get an X-ray from the Mumbai-based doctor who treated the woman, for a root canal treatment or so. Without X-ray, it is very difficult to identify,” he said.

Walkar moved from Mumbai to Delhi with Aftab Amin Poonawala (28) earlier this year and they were staying at a flat in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.

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At the flat, Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks before dumping them across the city over several days.

Police had on Sunday found parts of a skull and some bones in a nearby forest area. As part of their search operation to recover more remains, a pond in South Delhi’s Maidangarhi is also being drained.

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