New Delhi: An advocate has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court seeking a transfer of investigation from the Delhi police to the CBI in the murder of Shraddha Walker, which has captured the nation’s attention.
Joshina Tuli, the petitioner said in the PIL that the Delhi Police have revealed minute and sensitive details regarding their investigation to the media and public which is not permitted by law. Besides, the plea also specified that the presence of media and the public at places of recoveries and court hearings results in ‘interference with the evidence and witnesses’.
“That the abovementioned incident of murder is alleged to have taken place in Delhi and thereafter the body parts have been alleged to have disposed at different places, thus investigation of P.S. Mehrauli cannot efficiently be carried out due to administrative/staff paucity as well as lack of sufficient technical and scientific equipment to find out the evidence and the witnesses as the incident had taken place about 6 months back in May 2022,” the plea argues.
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It was further stated that as per statements made by the Delhi Police to the media, the accused will be taken to five different states in furtherance of the investigation. Hence, the case was “inter-state” and beyond the territorial jurisdiction of Delhi Police, the lawyer claimed.
Shraddha Walkar was killed allegedly by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawala at their Delhi flat in May. Poonawala who was arrested last week confessed to the police that he had also allegedly hacked the body into 35 pieces after killing Shraddha
It’s been a week since the details started emerging on the horrific murder of the woman and accusations and Poonawala. He has been accused of assaulting Shraddha throughout the two-three years of their relationship. While he remains in the custody of the police, for now, cops are understood to have stepped up the security arrangements amid massive public anger.
