NEW DELHI: In what is being seen as a major breakthrough for the police in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) have submitted their reports to cops, stating that the pieces of bones recovered from the forest area of South Delhi and blood stains found at Mehrauli flat have matched with the DNA of victim’s father.
“We have received the DNA test report from CFSL and the polygraph test from FSL, Rohini. This will help police in further investigation,” Special Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said on Thursday.
However, the police are yet to officially pronounce Shraddha dead as the third Narco test report is awaited.
Shraddha’s live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala allegedly strangled her on May 18 this year, chopped her body into several pieces and disposed of at different locations of a forest area in south Delhi and Gurugram over several months. Aaftab was arrested on November 12.
Another senior Delhi Police official, privy to the ongoing investigation, told this newspaper that the pieces of bones, which have matched with the DNA of the victim’s father, would be sent for post-mortem at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
“The matching of DNA is a positive development for us. We are now confident that we will be able to present a strong case in the court,” he said. When asked to elaborate on the autopsy report, the official said, “We will prepare a questionnaire based on our investigation so far and send it to the medics. This will help us to gain all relevant information regarding the case.”
Though it is difficult to get any major result from the post-mortem as the recovered body parts are decomposed, the police are hopeful that some parts may prove to be helpful in determining the time of death by the carbon-dating process, he added.