Delhi Police on Monday said that they have arrested a man for allegedly murdering and chopping up the body of his live-in partner, Indian media reported.
Aftab Ameen Poonawalla allegedly strangled his partner, 26-year-old Shraddha, on May 18 following an altercation over marriage.
"He then chopped her body into 35 pieces and bought a fridge to keep them in. Over the next 18 days, he would leave his house at 2 am to dispose of the pieces at various locations around Delhi," the news outlet reported.
According to the reports, Shraddha's family did not approve their relationship, as Poonawalla was a Muslim and Shraddha belonged to a Hindu family. After she stopped responding to family calls and messages, Shraddha's father started to worry and arrived in Delhi on November 8 to check in on his daughter. As the man could not reach his daughter and the flat was locked, he filed a complaint with the police, alleging kidnapping.
Poonawalla was arrested on Saturday.