By PTI
MUMBAI: An in depth buddy of Maharashtra resident Shraddha Walkar, who was killed allegedly by her live-in associate Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi, has mentioned there could possibly be a “big conspiracy” behind her homicide, whereas one other buddy claimed she had as soon as referred to as him saying Poonawala would kill her.
Poonawala (28) has been arrested by the Delhi Police for murdering Walkar in May this yr, chopping the physique into 35 items earlier than dumping them at totally different locations within the nationwide capital over a number of days.
As per Manikpur police in Vasai city of Palghar district, Walkar, a graduate in mass media, labored at a name centre in Malad space of Mumbai and met Poonawala by means of the relationship app Bumble in 2019.
A buddy of Walkar, who had alerted her relations after being unable to contact her, claimed, “Once Walkar (when she was living in Vasai town near Mumbai) had messaged me and asked me to come and take her or else Aaftab would kill her.”
Some of the buddies then reached out to Walkar and warned Poonawala, he mentioned. “We were then going to approach police against Aaftab but Shraddha stopped us,” he mentioned.
The buddy mentioned he had a textual content message dialog on Walkar’s cell phone in July. He began getting worrying about her in August after being unable to contact her.
Walkar was not replying to his messages and her quantity was coming switched-off, he mentioned, including that he had additionally enquired about her of their buddy circle.
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The buddy additionally mentioned when he didn’t get any replace, he instructed his brother that it might be higher to contact police.
Another shut buddy of Walkar mentioned police ought to discover out particulars about Poonawala, his background “as it (the murder) may be some big conspiracy”.
“She (Walkar) was wanted to become a journalist and after pursuing graduation in mass media, she was doing theatre too. She was very active and her personality had a spark,” he mentioned.
The buddy claimed they began noticing some adjustments in Walkar in 2018.
It was not an excellent signal as she all the time appeared upset, he mentioned.
“I think it was the time when Aaftab entered into her life,” he mentioned.
The buddy mentioned they got here to know in 2019 that Walkar was in a relationship with Poonawala and at the moment they discovered him to be a “simple person”.
Walkar and Poonawala have been in a live-in relationship they usually later shifted to Delhi after a mutual understanding to work collectively, he mentioned.
“We came to know sometime back that she was missing and now it has come to light that she was brutally murdered, and it may be some big conspiracy,” he mentioned.
MUMBAI: An in depth buddy of Maharashtra resident Shraddha Walkar, who was killed allegedly by her live-in associate Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi, has mentioned there could possibly be a “big conspiracy” behind her homicide, whereas one other buddy claimed she had as soon as referred to as him saying Poonawala would kill her.
Poonawala (28) has been arrested by the Delhi Police for murdering Walkar in May this yr, chopping the physique into 35 items earlier than dumping them at totally different locations within the nationwide capital over a number of days.
As per Manikpur police in Vasai city of Palghar district, Walkar, a graduate in mass media, labored at a name centre in Malad space of Mumbai and met Poonawala by means of the relationship app Bumble in 2019.
A buddy of Walkar, who had alerted her relations after being unable to contact her, claimed, “Once Walkar (when she was living in Vasai town near Mumbai) had messaged me and asked me to come and take her or else Aaftab would kill her.”
Some of the buddies then reached out to Walkar and warned Poonawala, he mentioned. “We were then going to approach police against Aaftab but Shraddha stopped us,” he mentioned.
The buddy mentioned he had a textual content message dialog on Walkar’s cell phone in July. He began getting worrying about her in August after being unable to contact her.
Walkar was not replying to his messages and her quantity was coming switched-off, he mentioned, including that he had additionally enquired about her of their buddy circle.
READ HERE | Shraddha homicide: Delhi Police take accused to jungle, search for physique elements, together with sufferer’s head
The buddy additionally mentioned when he didn’t get any replace, he instructed his brother that it might be higher to contact police.
Another shut buddy of Walkar mentioned police ought to discover out particulars about Poonawala, his background “as it (the murder) may be some big conspiracy”.
“She (Walkar) was wanted to become a journalist and after pursuing graduation in mass media, she was doing theatre too. She was very active and her personality had a spark,” he mentioned.
The buddy claimed they began noticing some adjustments in Walkar in 2018.
It was not an excellent signal as she all the time appeared upset, he mentioned.
“I think it was the time when Aaftab entered into her life,” he mentioned.
The buddy mentioned they got here to know in 2019 that Walkar was in a relationship with Poonawala and at the moment they discovered him to be a “simple person”.
Walkar and Poonawala have been in a live-in relationship they usually later shifted to Delhi after a mutual understanding to work collectively, he mentioned.
“We came to know sometime back that she was missing and now it has come to light that she was brutally murdered, and it may be some big conspiracy,” he mentioned.