- Kita Pandey
- BBC New Delhi News
image source, Getty Images
Protesters are calling for justice for the faith, Volgar.
For the past few days, Indians have been paying attention to what is known as the ‘Most Heinous Murder’
police in new delhi Arrested Mr. Aftap Punavala, a young man. after being accused of Murder of a girl who lived together for 3 years
They accused Punavala of killing 27-year-old Sattha Volgar in May and dicing her body into dozens of pieces. Keep it in the fridge at his house. He then dumped the body parts around the city piece by piece for the last few months.
Currently, Mr Punavala is in custody and has yet to comment publicly. But on Tuesday (May 22), he told the court that “The information currently circulating against me is incorrect” and he “is fully cooperating with the police investigation.”
Faith’s death has been in the spotlight this past week. After her father reports her daughter missing.
Since then Details of the Accused Murderer It has become the top news every day in India. Anonymous police provided various unverified information to local reporters.
This crime has been dubbed the “The Refrigerator Murder” and various news sites have attracted a lot of attention. There are live reports of the investigation every 2-3 minutes, which makes people angry. Even going down to protest in the streets and burning the effigy of Mr. Punawala demanding severe punishment for him
lawyer, activist and several former police officers He expressed strong concern about the coverage of this news.
Vikram Singh, Former Police Chief Of Uttar Pradesh Called This News Report “Extremely Irresponsible”
“Every aspect of the description was detrimental to the investigation. and disrespectful to the deceased,” she told the BBC.
Sticking to reports like this It’s still hard to distinguish quality content. Multiple reports are inconsistent. and facts of the cause including how this couple met
relation
Though Mrs Walgar and Mr Punavala Will also be living in the same neighborhood in Mumbai. but police said They met on Bumble, a dating app.
But when he reported her missing to the Mumbai police in early October, her father said: They met in 2018 at a call centre. which they work together
Mrs Volgar had a strained relationship with the family. Because they didn’t accept her relationship with Mr. Punawala.
In that notification her father said he tried to persuade his daughter not to move in with Mr. Punawala because “we are Hindu and Aftab is Muslim. And we don’t marry people out of caste or religion.”
But the couple started living together in 2019 and moved to New Delhi this year. She has rented an apartment in Chhatarpur Pahadi.
image source, YEARS
Police accused Aftab Poonawala of killing his girlfriend who lived with him.
The couple’s friends and the police said so. The two often quarreled. and accused Poonawala attacked her.
Ankit Chauhan, a senior police official, told ANI that Faith had started pressuring Poonawala to marry her and “on May 18, he got angry and strangled her to death.”
Ms Walgar’s father contacted the Mumbai Police. After being informed by his daughter’s friends that they hadn’t heard from each other for a few months and her phone was switched off.
A handwritten message appeared on Wednesday (November 23). According to New Delhi Police Written by Ms Walgar in 2020, she informed Mumbai Police that he had beaten her and “threatened to kill her and cut her into pieces”, which police said The exact same thing happened 2 years later .
After the criticisms, the Mumbai police said that an investigation had been launched into the case, but “the case was closed after she wrote her testimony that the matter had been resolved and there was no dispute.”
What do we already know?
On Tuesday (November 22nd), when the court asked Mr. Puna Wala about Knowing what he had done or not, he replied, “Everything that happened. caused by excitement and I didn’t think about it”.
Some interpreted his testimony as It was a confession, but his lawyer, Apinach Kumar, denied that Poonawala had confessed to the murder. and told his client “We are fully cooperating with the investigation.”
Shortly after being arrested police said Mr. Punawala confessed that he committed a crime AND gave some clues to the police to find evidence.
Police later raided his apartment and took him to a nearby forest. who told police “He left several body parts.”
image source, Getty Images
Police said they recovered several bones and body parts. that he has been sent for forensic analysis and will be compared to a DNA sample from Faith’s father to verify it Are those fragments of her corpse?
Police papered metal detectors to find the knives used to cut up the bodies. In the forest of Gurgaon Outskirts of New Delhi And after divers found some bones from a well in the Midan Garhi area of New Delhi, I have to drain the water from the pond. to find more evidence
On Thursday (November 24), the defendant entered a lie detector. then wait for him. He was brought in for narco-analysis tests. (narco-analysis) in which an injection called “Truth Serum” is given to people who take this test. before asking them questions
Although this method will not be accepted in court. But the judge ordered this test. After the police said Mr. Punawala misled them by making contradictory statements.
missing links
On Tuesday (November 22), police told the court that The investigation is 80% complete, but several reports say They are still looking for important evidence to help strengthen the case.
Miss Volgar’s personal effects were not found in the apartment. in which both live together and some of the evidence can be decreased. Because this above murder had already happened several months ago.
Police said they believed “heavy, sharp weapons” such as hacksaws were used. or a butcher’s cleaver in the dismemberment of corpses. but still unable to find this proof
Also no mention of The Bones Gathered Is it really the victim? and some reports indicate that Bone quality may not be good. because it was found several months after the accident
image source, Getty Images
After divers find some bones from a well in the Midan Garhi area of New Delhi, I have to drain the water from the pond. to find more evidence
The New Delhi Police have been criticized for having almost no hard evidence. and made this case using all the surrounding evidence that will not carry enough weight to be considered in court
The BBC has contacted the Delhi Police. But officials said they were “busy with the investigation.”
But Vikram Singh, a retired police officer, said: “A large amount of evidence and skilled detectives. you can go wrong.”
“Sometimes finding a weapon used in crime takes a long time. But if you get a drop of blood or saliva or chunks of meat, you can make a strong case.
Additionally, she said there was “sufficient circumstantial evidence” against Punawalawa’s “living together. There have been reports from neighbors and CCTV footage showing that Faith regularly enters and exits this house. Therefore, there is no almost escape from him.
“But if I didn’t know all the allegations against him I can’t say. How easy or how difficult is it to defend it?” he added she.
