Shraddha Walker, an Indian woman from Maharashtra, was tragically murdered by her partner, Aftab Poonawala, in 2022. |
Her body was dismembered into 35 pieces and scattered in the forest area of South Chhatarpur, Delhi. |
Her name is sometimes spelled as Shraddha Walkar. |
Shraddha worked as a Customer Service Representative and Sales Manager in Mumbai. |
During the pandemic, she left her job to focus on her studies and later became a team leader at an IT firm. |
Shraddha was known to smoke weed. |
Shraddha and Aftab met on the dating app 'Bumble' in 2018. |
Their relationship soured over time, leading to frequent arguments. |
Aftab murdered Shraddha on 18 May 2022 after a heated fight about marriage and disposed of her body parts in different locations across Delhi. |
A missing complaint was filed by Shraddha's father in October 2022, leading to Aftab's arrest in November the same year. |
Aftab was charged with murder and evidence tampering in the Shraddha Walker case in May 2023. |
Aftab kept up appearances by maintaining Shraddha's social media accounts and paying her credit card bills. |
Shraddha's father suspected foul play and believed there may have been a 'love jihad' angle in her murder. |
Shraddha once expressed fears of being harmed by Aftab in a previous police complaint in Maharashtra. |
The court framed murder charges against Aftab in the Shraddha Walker case in Delhi in May 2023. |