Delhi police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly killing his live-in partner, cutting her up into pieces and dumping them throughout the capital city.
An investigation into the murder has revealed gory details of a cover-up and a history of domestic violence, which the victim was reportedly trying to flee from before she was killed.
The accused, Aftab Amin Poonawala, a trained chef and food blogger, had been living in a rented house in Delhi with Ms Shraddha Walkar, a 27-year-old call centre employee, since May.
The couple met in 2019 through the dating app Bumble in their home town Mumbai.
Mr Ankit Chauhan, a senior police official in the Delhi south district, said investigators have found a dozen body parts from the Mehrauli forest, on the fringes of the city, near the couple's residence.
"The recovered pieces have been sent for DNA testing. The search is on for the other missing parts," Mr Chauhan said.
The case came to light when her father, Mr Sharad Walkar, complained to the police in Mumbai that his daughter was missing.
Mr Walkar, who lives in Mumbai, was worried because her boyfriend of three years had been allegedly abusive.
On Nov 9, the Mumbai police contacted their counterparts in Delhi.
This story is from the November 21, 2022 edition of The Straits Times.
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