Shraddha Walkar homicide case: Accused Aftab Poonawala requests to vary his counsel
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New Delhi: Aftab Poonawala, the accused within the Shraddha Walker homicide case, on Tuesday requested to vary his counsel. A Delhi courtroom appointed a authorized companies lawyer to signify Aftab immediately. Notably, all paperwork, movies, pen drives and so on which got to the lawyer MS Khan will now be handed over to the authorized companies lawyer.
The courtroom reportedly granted time to the newly appointed authorized companies lawyer to contemplate the file. The courtroom heard half arguments on cost on the behalf of the prosecutor for the state. In the meantime, the authorized support counsel sought time to contemplate the paperwork.
Final month, a Magisterial Courtroom of Saket District Courtroom advanced dedicated (transferred) the Shradhha homicide case to the Periods Courtroom for trial and additional proceedings.
The Delhi police on January 24 filed a voluminous cost sheet in opposition to Aftab within the homicide case. The cost sheet accommodates 6629 pages together with the annexures. The cost sheet has been filed beneath sections 302, 201 and different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The chargesheet filed within the Shraddha Walkar homicide case has revealed gory particulars concerning the sensational killing allegedly dedicated by her live-in companion Aftab. As per the chargesheet, Aftab took Shraddha Walkar’s physique to the toilet and lower the physique into 17 items. The police additionally claimed that Aftab admitted to making an attempt of deceptive the cops throughout interrogation.
Aftab is accused of strangulating his live-in companion Shraddha in Might 2022 of their rented lodging in Delhi’s Mehrauli space. After the alleged strangulation, he allegedly chopped the physique into 35 items and disposed of it throughout the nationwide capital.