Mehrauli killing: Multiple police teams sent to Mumbai, Himachal; Walkar's photo with face injuries emerges

Delhi Police on Friday sent teams to Mumbai Gurgaon and Himachal Pradesh to hunt for evidence in the Shradha Walkar murder case even as the victims chats with friends and coworkers since two years indicated she was once beaten so badly that she could not get off the bedMeanwhile a Delhi court has directed police not to use any third degree measures on accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala and conduct his narco test within five daysThe court had on Thursday granted nod for conducting the truth serum test after police found that Poonawala was constantly changing his statementsDating app Bumble on which Poonawala and Walkar had met released a statement calling the incident an unspeakable crime and expressed sympathy with the victims family and loved onesThe WhatsApp chats revealed a pattern of abuse when Walkar lived with Poonawala in their hometown Vasai near Mumbai Similarly pictures of Walkar dating back to 2020 with visible injury marks also surfaced on social mediaInvestigators privy to the probe said Poonawalas phone will be sent for forensic examination to identify the people he was in touch with after killing Walkar and to retrieve deleted dataPolice have so far recovered some bones Prima facie they resemble human bones sources saidAlso Read Walkar murder Delhi police team lands in Vasai records friends statementPoonawala allegedly strangled Walkar 27 on May 18 and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in South Delhis Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days past midnightAccording to police officials after leaving Mumbai Walkar and Poonawala had travelled to several locations and police are visiting these places to ascertain whether something had happened on those trips to trigger the murderTen special teams formed by Delhi Police were sent to multiple locations including Mumbai Gurgaon Himachal Pradesh Dehradun in UttarakhandWe will talk to the owners and staffers of hotels where the couple had stayed in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and also make them identify Poonawala a source saidEarlier in the day a team probing the murder visited the office of a private firm in Gurugram where the accused used to work He was accompanying the police team an official saidSearches were also conducted in the premises of the office to find out if he had thrown in the vicinity parts of her dismembered body the murder weapon or anything related to the case which could prove to be crucial in the investigationFollowing the search the police were seen carrying a plastic bag containing items recovered from bushes in the vicinity of the office However the officials did not reveal the contents of the bagPoonawala used to work at the private firm after he and Walkar shifted from Mumbai to the national capitalWe have to conduct the narco analysis within five days and the test will be conducted in the Delhi facility at Ambedkar hospital He has been misleading police with contradictory statements and so all the allegations levelled against him are being verified the official saidScreenshots of purported chats between Walkar and an acquaintance that is believed to have taken place in 2020 has surfaced which indicated that Walkar was a victim of domestic violence and sent out distress messages to her friends seeking help from her strained relationshipOld pictures of her dating back to 2020 with injury marks also surfaced on social media platform raising suspicion that she was physically assaulted I wont be able to make it today because from all the beating yesterday I guess my bp is low and my body hurts Energy nahi bachi hai bed se uthne ki and Also I need to make sure he moves out today are some of the messages she exchanged in the chatsLet me know when you reach police station Dont b scaredwe all are with you If u wanna move out then I think u should speak to jesvita U guys can share the place and u will be at peace for sometime are some of the messages she received in exchangeHowever the veracity of the screenshots is yet to be verified and is part of the investigationAccording to Mumbai police officials the couple were looking for a flat on rent in Vasai and most of the times Poonawala introduced Walkar as his wife though they were not married they saidMeanwhile a Bumble spokesperson said Everyone at Bumble is devastated to hear about this unspeakable crime and our hearts are with Shraddha Walkars family and loved ones We will continue to follow closely and remain available to law enforcement should they request our support The safety and wellbeing of our members is our top priority and we have a dedicated global team serving their needsDelhi Police is also planning to ask Bumble to analyse the duos dating profiles as well as access accounts of other women Poonawala was in touch with on the same platformThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability 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