“Why Should We Doubt Police?” Court Says No To CBI Probe Into Delhi Murder

New Delhi:

The Delhi Excessive Court docket as we speak dismissed a plea in search of the switch of the Shraddha Walkar homicide case from Delhi Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad mentioned that the Delhi Police is doing its investigation and that the court docket is not going to monitor the probe.

The plea alleged that the presence of media and public in locations the place investigations underway quantity to interference with proof.

The Delhi Police instructed the Delhi Excessive Court docket that 80 per cent of the investigation is full. 

“80% of the investigation is full. The probe is being dealt with by senior officers,” Delhi Police instructed the Excessive Court docket.

Aaftab Poonawala, the accused within the case, was produced earlier than the Saket Court docket as we speak through video conferencing in a particular listening to after his five-day custody expired. The court docket prolonged his custody to 4 extra days.

Aaftab admitted within the listening to that he killed Shraddha, his live-in girlfriend, “within the warmth of the second”. He added that no matter is being mentioned about him now could be “not completely true”. The 28-year-old mentioned he has been cooperating with the authorities and has additionally supplied the Delhi Police with the maps of the situation the place he dumped Shraddha’s physique components. 

Based on Aaftab’s lawyer Avinash, the police sought prolonged custody because the Investigation Officer has acquired a sketch of a pond from Aaftab and want to take him there for additional investigation.

“Aaftab instructed the court docket he’s cooperating with the police, and the police are additionally treating him effectively. He mentioned he isn’t deceptive them or mendacity to them. The police additionally did not contest his declare in court docket,” the lawyer mentioned.

Aaftab allegedly strangled Shradda, reduce her physique into 35 items, and stored them in a fridge at his dwelling in south Delhi’s Mehrauli. He then dumped the physique components throughout town over 18 days.