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Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Saw Used To Cut Body Into Pieces, Confirms Autopsy Report

Last month, a DNA test had confirmed that the bones that Aaftab Poonawala led the cops ๊to in Mehrauli's ൩forest area and in Gurugram were Shraddha's.

An artist's tribute to Shraddha Walkar
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An autopsy report revealed that the body of Shraddha Walkar, who wa𒉰s allegedly murdered by her live-in-partner Aaftab Poonawala, was cut up into pi🍸eces with a saw. 

Last month, the DNA tests have also confirmed that hair and bone samples recovered by Delhi Police were of Shraddha Walkar. Since t♎he beginning of the investigation, Delhi Police has found seඣveral body parts that have turned out to be of Shraddha following DNA testing.What has latest DNA testing shown

Delhi Police's Special Commissioner (Law a🔥nd Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said the bone and hair samples from which DNA could not be extracted were sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad for 'DNA Mitochondrial profiling'.

He said, "On Wednesday, we received the result of the examination. On💃e piece of bone and bunch of hair purported to be of deceased have matched with that of her father and brother which establishes the identity of the⛄ bone and hair to be that of Shradha Walkar."

Shraddha, 26, was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawalla in May in their house in Delhi's M♑ehrauli. After he killed her, Aafta𝓀b allegedly cut Shraddha's body in 35 pieces and disposed them in Delhi's forests in batches. In the meantime, he allegedly stored the pieces in their fridge.

He has been in judicꦡial custody since November 26. Delhi police are likely to file a chargesheet in the case later this month. 

(With PTI Inputs)