Aaftab Poonawala confesses murdering Shraddha Walkar during polygraph test

The narco-analysis test that follows is not routinely admissible as evidence, but any material proof that it may lead to can be used in court.

Aaftab Poonawala, the accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, confessed during the polygraph test on Tuesday that he had killed his girlfriend earlier this year, officials at the Forensic Science Laboratory said after a series of sessions with him over one week.

Aaftab Poonawala being taken back from the Forensic Science Laboratory, where he was brought for a polygraph test, in New Delhi (ANI Photo)

Poonawala also allegedly confessed to disposing off her body. Both the confessions have reportedly been made by Poonawala before the police and court as well, officials said.

“He has agreed to kill her and dispose off the body. However, the analysis of the test is yet to be shared with the police,” an official said.

The narco-analysis test that follows is not routinely admissible as evidence, but any material proof that it may lead to can be used in court.

Although the narco-analysis and polygraph tests are inadmissible in court, however, through these tests, police hope to verify if Poonawala has been honest about his version of the murder. The test results are crucial for investigators as they attempt to sift through conflicting statements given by the suspect, police officials said.

Poonawala is accused of murdering his then girlfriend Shraddha Walkar, 27, in May this year, chopping up her body and dumping the body parts in forested areas in and around Delhi.

According to the police, the gruesome crime was unearthed last week after Poonawala ostensibly told the police that he allegedly murdered Walkar at their Chhattarpur flat six months ago, chopped her body into at least 35 pieces for over two days, stored them in a refrigerator for about three months, and dumped the body parts in south Delhi and Gurugram.