Police end search for weapon in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: The Delhi Police investigating the gruesome killing of Shraddha Walkar searched for the murder weapon at a forest Gurugram using a metal detector on Saturday, but returned empty-handed after one-and-a-half-hours, officers familiar with the matter said.

The search at the forest in DLF Phase 3 area began on Friday after the police suspected that accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala, 27-year-old Walkar’s live-in partner, disposed the weapon there.

On Friday, the police had recovered some items from the forest in a black polythene bag. Police officers in Delhi said they were some of Walkar’s body parts and that her head is still missing. This, however, could not be confirmed.

Meanwhile on Saturday, the police recovered a sharp object from Poonawala’s house at Mehrauli in South Delhi and said it will also be sent for examination to find out whether it was used to chop Walkar’s body.