Aaftab Poonawala, Reminds Us of Crime Cases That Shook the Nation

The brutal murder of 27-year-old Shraddha Walkar at the hands of her live-in partner, Aftab Amin Poonawala, has shocked one and all. The fact that the 28-year-old Poonawala strangled her to death and then took extreme steps to cover up his crime. He chopped her body into 36 pieces, storing it in a fridge for over five months and then sneaking out at night, disposing of Shraddha’s body one piece at a time in the Mehrauli forest area. It has left everyone across the country speechless over the cold-blooded murder.

While the Delhi Police continue their probe into this murder most foul and try to recover Shraddha’s body parts from the Mehrauli forest and the weapon — a small saw around one foot long, it has also brought back memories of a similar nightmare that took place in Dehradun in 2010.

The Anupama Gulati Murder Case:

The Anupama Gulati murder case is one of the most talked about cases in India. The case has been in the headlines for a long time and it is still being talked about. The Anupama Gulati murder case was a ghastly crime that took place in Delhi, India on September 11, 1999. A number of people were accused and convicted for this crime. 

The police reported that Rajesh Gulati, Her husband had chopped up Anupama into over 70 pieces and then stuffed them into separate polythene bags that he stored in the deep freezer. To avoid any suspicion, Rajesh disposed of the polythene bags, one at a time, on Rajpur road near Mussoorie diversion.

Tandoor Murder

On July 2, 1995, Naina Sahni was killed by her husband Sushil Sharma, a Congress youth leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Delhi. Sharma had strong objections to Naina being pally with Matloob Karim. Matloob and Naina had known each other since school days. On the fateful day, when Sharma found her talking to Matloob over the phone, he flew into a rage and shot her dead. Sharma carried her body to a restaurant and tried to dispose of it with the help of the restaurant manager. The body was put in a tandoor to be reduced to ashes.

Nithari Murder

The Nithari Murder Case, also known as the Nithari killings, is an ongoing series of murders that was discovered in 2006 and brought to light in 2007.

The case first came to light on December 29, 2006 when a 42-year-old man named Moninder Singh Pandher and his servant Surender Koli were arrested by the Noida police for the murder of a 12-year-old girl. The case expanded in scope after it was revealed that the bodies of 20 other children had been found near Pandher's house.

It was found that the children were sexually abused and murdered. The case also involved cannibalism and attempted necrophilia. Moninder was convicted in two out of the five cases against him and his servant Surinder Koli, who aided him, was convicted in 10 out of the 16 cases against him. Both were sentenced to death.

Koli confessed that he lured the victims (nine girls, two boys and five adult women) into the house, murdered them and attempted to have sex with their inert bodies, chopped the dead bodies, ate their body parts and threw the remains in the drain at the back of the bungalow.