Blood samples of Shraddha Walkar’s father, brother collected for DNA test

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The blood samples of the father and brother of the woman, who was allegedly killed and sawed into 35 pieces by her live-in partner in Mehrauli here, have been collected for DNA matching with skeletal remains recovered till now, the police said on Friday.

In a statement, police also said in view of the the “deceptive nature” of responses provided by the accused, an application for conducting his narco analysis test was made and it has been approved by the court. The police has been directed by a Delhi court to complete the narco analysis test of Aaftab Amin Poonawala within five days.

Poonawala (28) allegedly strangled Shraddha Walkar and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for weeks at his residence in Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days.

“To ascertain that the bones belong to the victim, the blood samples of the father and brother of ‘A’ (Walkar) have been collected for DNA analysis. To find out if any incriminating evidence resides in digital devices seized from the place of offence, the same has also been sent for forensic retrieval of data,” the statement said.