Aftab Amin Poonawalla

Explained: How the Shraddha Walkar murder reminds us of Anupama Gulati, who was cut up by her husband into 72 pieces

The murder of Shraddha Walkar at the hands of her live-in partner, Aftab Amin Poonawala, has sent shockwaves. The case evokes memories of when Dehradun techie Rajesh Gulati killed his wife, Anupama Gulati, chopped her body into 72 pieces and then disposed them of on a daily basis back in 2010

All about Aftab Poonawala, who murdered and chopped his girlfriend into pieces

Originally from Mumbai’s Vasai area, Aftab Poonawala is an ardent food blogger, having over 28,000 followers on Instagram. He met Shraddha Walkar through a dating app in 2019 and fell in love. But, the relationship soured following which he strangled her, cut her body and then discarded the pieces

‘He used to emotionally blackmail, beat her': Inside Aftab Poonawala and Shraddha Walkar's toxic relationship

Shraddha Walkar's friends and family say she changed after she began a relationship with Aftab Poonawala in 2019. The friends recall the couple's several fights and how Aftab allegedly assaulted Shraddha multiple times