The Delhi Police have approached a court to conduct a polygraph test on Aaftab Poonawala — apart from the narco analysis test that the court has already agreed to — to help investigators find the missing weapon and other evidence in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. Poonawala is accused of allegedly chopping Walkar’s body, who was his live-in partner, into multiple pieces and discarding them over the next few months. The Forensic Science Laboratory in Delhi said they will conduct a polygraph test if and when the consent form comes. FSL officials said they have received consent for the narco test, which will be conducted within the next few days. “We will also need to conduct medical tests on him before the narco test. These will be done to check his physical and mental health to see if he’s fit to take the test,” said an officer. Meanwhile, police found that nearly a month after Poonawala allegedly killed Walkar, he contacted a packers and movers company to shift 37 boxes from their shared flat in Maharashtra’s Vasai to Chhattarpur Pahadi, paying Rs 20,000 for the process. Police sources said he allegedly took Rs 54,000 from Walkar’s account and used this money to pay bills and also for moving the household items. Govind Yadav, owner of Goodluck Packers and Movers, told The Indian Express that he was questioned by Mumbai Police and Delhi Police in Mumbai. Poonawala approached the company on June 5. “He found our number online and booked the boxes to be shifted from Vasai to Delhi. I asked my executives. They were all small boxes containing clothes, utensils and small furniture pieces. He paid Rs 20,000 online. I didn’t speak to him over the phone,” said Yadav. As reported earlier, the couple allegedly had an argument before the murder on who would spend on getting their belongings to the national capital, since both were out of jobs and facing financial strain. Police are continuing their searches in the Mehrauli forest, Chhattarpur Pahadi and Maidan Garhi lake to find Walkar’s remains. Teams have also been sent to Gurgaon, Mumbai, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Poonawala’s custody ends on Tuesday and police are yet to recover the mini-saw and blood-stained clothes. Police sources claim they have found a shop from where Aaftab allegedly purchased the mini-saw and other tools to chop the body. While suspected body parts have been found, forensics is yet to confirm if they are indeed Walkar’s. Sources said they have found 16-17 suspected body parts in the form of bones from forest areas, some of which appear to be part of a skull and jaw. “We are approaching doctors and other specialists who can ascertain if the suspected skull and jaw belong to Walkar. The Maidan Garhi lake was drained so we could look there too,” said an officer. Police said the bones have been handed over to the Central FSL for examination. Police have also contacted a dentist to examine the part of the jaw that was recovered.
