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Topic: Aftab Poonawalla

‘No energy to get out of bed’ — Shraddha Walkar’s ‘WhatsApp chats’ from 2020 reveal assault

In one purported WhatsApp chat with her co-worker, Shraddha mentions beating, low blood pressure and injuries.

‘Aftab tried to strangle her 3-4 times earlier,’ says Delhi murder victim Shraddha’s friend

Shraddha's friend Rahul Rai said he took her to Mumbai Police in 2020 and she had filed a non cognizable offence complaint. But she didn't want to take action against Aftab.

Police recover pelvic bone in Shraddha Walkar case, can be crucial evidence to prove murder

Sources said bones recovered so far appeared to be from limbs, which isn't sufficient to establish a human being's death. This bone establishes the mortal remains of a person.

Delhi court gives nod for narco test on Aftab Poonawalla, extends his police custody by 5 days

The Delhi Police had filed a plea asking for narco test on Poonawalla. The accused gave his consent for the test in front of the judge.

How Aftab Poonawalla took TV cameras away from Modi

On India's TV news, PM Modi and 19 heads of state of the world’s leading economies meeting in Bali couldn't compete with the Mehrauli murder.

Murder, he copied — how American crime show ‘Dexter’ influenced a brutal killing in Delhi

The accused, Aftab Poonawalla, claims to be inspired by the fictional TV character, a serial vigilante who hacked his victims to death & disposed of their bodies in the Miami bay.

On Camera

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boy’s club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.