‘I was provoked, I hit her’, Aftab says

Aftab Ameen Poonawalla, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, yesterday told a metropolitan magistrate in Saket court that he was provoked because of which he hit her.

“I was provoked because of which I hit,” said Poonawalla in Saket court where he was produced before a metropolitan magistrate through video conferencing as his police custody ends yesterday, claimed his lawyer.

The court extended his police custody by four more days.

During the hearing, the judge asked Aftab if he was mistreated during questioning or had any issues.

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“Aftab told the court that he was cooperating but he can’t recall everything at once and will inform as and when he does. He also told the judge that he was provoked because of which he hit,” said his lawyer, Avinash Kumar. “Police will probably take him for a site visit for evidence collection. The Narco test will be conducted soon. Aftab has requested to meet his family to which the court has granted permission,” Kumar added.

Saket court has granted permission to police for a polygraph test before Narco analysis.