'Aftab admit that he strangled my daughter', Shraddha Walkar's father tells court
Shraddha Walkar's father testified before a Delhi court that Aaaftab Amin Poonawala had admitted to strangulating his daughter with his hands.
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Shraddha Walkar's father testified before a Delhi court that Aaaftab Amin Poonawala had admitted to strangulating his daughter with his hands.
The court has now posted the matter for cross-examination of all prosecution witnesses by the defence counsel on July 12. Other prosecution witnesses, including several of the couple’s friends and close contacts, will appear before court on July 17 and 18 and record their statements.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Manisha Khurana Kakkar said the prosecution had placed on record “sufficient material” and prima facie, a case was made out against the accused.
A Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges in the Mehrauli murder case against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner.
Though live-in relationships do not have any legal restrictions in India, the stigma around such cohabitation is huge, and it is women who are blamed more than men if something goes wrong.