The murder of Shraddha Madan Walkar, a 26-year-old employee in a call-centre in Mumbai was murdered by her live-in partner Aftab Amin Poonawalla in India on May 18 has swept the country in a frenzy of outrage. Aftab Amin Poonawala had allegedly strangulated Walker to death after she demanded that he marry her and then chopped her body into 35 pieces in the Chhatarpur area of the India’s capital Delhi.
Aftab has been arrested by the police.
The police said that after chopping his 26-year-old girlfriend into pieces on May 18, Aftab bought a brand new refrigerator with a large storage capacity the next day and placed the pieces in it. To counter the stench, he lit incense sticks at his home. He has been accused of dumping parts of her body in trash sites and garbage dumps across the city.
Who is Aftab Ameen Poonawalla?
Aftab Ameen Poonawalla is a food blogger. Poonawalla used to manage a culinary blog named hungrychokro_escapades account on Instagram. There are several high-resolution images of many Indian and Chinese meals on the 28,500-follower account. Many of his blogs feature foods from well-known restaurants, while others discuss delicacies made at home. He identified himself as a food photographer, food & beverage consultant, and food photographer in his biography.
One of his Facebook posts depicts support for LGBTQ+ causes. In June 2015, he changed his profile picture to celebrate pride.
Some social media users have dubbed the alleged murderer “Dahmer” after the American serial killer who used to chop up his victims into small pieces which he then stored in his house.
