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-November 29, 2022

Pandav Nagar murder: Man killed by wife, stepson had another family with 8 children in Bihar

Pandav Nagar murder: Man killed by wife, stepson had another family with 8 children in Bihar

Poonam (48) and Deepak (25), who were arrested from Pandav Nagar, had killed 45-year-old Anjan Das on May 30 and after dismembering his body had stored the pieces in a fridge before dumping them in different areas in the eastern part of the national capital, according to police

-November 23, 2022

Back home from drug rehab, Delhi man kills parents, grandmother, sister

Back home from drug rehab, Delhi man kills parents, grandmother, sister

As Keshav went on the stabbing spree, the screams of his family members alerted some of their relatives, who live in the same building, and neighbours

-November 22, 2022

Mehrauli murder: Court extends Poonawala’s custody by 4 days, allows polygraph test

Mehrauli murder: Court extends Poonawala’s custody by 4 days, allows polygraph test

Poonawala will be taken to two ponds for the search of the body parts, one in Mehrauli forest and the other in Maidangarhi here. He has also provided a sketch of a pond where he allegedly threw the body parts, the counsel said

-November 21, 2022

Woman’s body in trolley bag: DCW issues notice to police in UP’s Mathura

Woman’s body in trolley bag: DCW issues notice to police in UP’s Mathura

The DCW, in its notice, has said it also wants to know whether the family had filed a missing complaint when Ayushi Yadav was away from home.

-November 18, 2022

Police visit office of Aaftab Poonawala in Gurugram, search for evidence

Police visit office of Aaftab Poonawala in Gurugram, search for evidence

The accused used to work at the private firm after he and Walkar shifted from Mumbai to the national capital

-November 15, 2022

Mehrauli murder: Accused visited doctor to treat knife wound same month he killed live-in partner

Mehrauli murder: Accused visited doctor to treat knife wound same month he killed live-in partner

Poonawala allegedly strangled Walkar in May and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in South Delhi's Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days

-November 14, 2022

Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 35 pieces, dumps them across Delhi

Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 35 pieces, dumps them across Delhi

Details of the killing and its grisly aftermath came to light almost six months later with the arrest of Aftab Ameen Poonawala. Some chopped body parts of the woman have been found and police are looking for the murder weapon

-October 16, 2022

Gory tales: How mutilated bodies are identified

Gory tales: How mutilated bodies are identified

What transpires after a murder, especially when it involves a mangled body, is a story in itself. The identification of the deceased involves a whole host of players: police officials, forensic team, media and photographers