Aftab Poonawalla who killed girlfriend Shraddha was a drug addict: consumed marijuana, MD and other drugs

NEW DELHI: According to the Delhi police, Aftab Poonawalla who murdered his live-in girlfriend Shraddha Walkar was a drug addict and used to consume drugs like marijuana, MD, Ecstasy and even cocaine.

According to a media report, Aaftab Poonawala had beaten Shraddha Walkar so much on one instance that she spent three days in a hospital recuperating.

The incident took place in 2020, months after they started dating in Mumbai. According to reports, the photo was issued by one of her friends.

Walkar had once called a friend and asked him to protect her from Poonawala. She told him that her live-in partner might kill her if she continued to stay with him.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police sources have said Aaftab told them that he is a marijuana addict. Shraddha Walkar used to stop her from smoking marijuana.

On May 18, when he allegedly murdered her, he was in an inebriated condition and high on drugs.