India is completely shaken by a murder case of a 27 year old woman. Shraddha Walker was murdered by accused, who was also her live-in partner. Killer, Aftab Poonawalla admitted that he allegedly strangled Walker and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he later thrown at different secluded places, in police custody. Before he made her body disappear, a 300 litre refrigerator was used as storage place of her body parts for almost three weeks. Since the arrest, number of disturbing confessions is made by Poonawalla, which is nothing less than a nightmare for any woman or a parent.
According to the information, Shraddha met Aftab through online dating app, Bumble. Later both moved in together, against the will of Shraddha’s family. She was not in contact with her father for months and he had no idea of her death. People are protesting and demands justice whereas police demanded to conduct Narco test and is permitted by the Court. Delhi police is handling the case and will assist Narco analysis that could go long for 3 to 4 hours. The case has opened debates around the communities, online dating and subjects like live-in relationships. However, live-in relationship or choosing a partner against parent’s approval is always a conflicted topic in India.
55 years old Manav Mishra is a father of two girls and thinks, youth does not understand how this society works. He commented on the case, ‘It is horrible one. No parent should go through what her father is going through currently. This is very unfair to him. The accused should get hanged, cutting a body into 35 pieces and living with it for three weeks is not normal. It takes a different mindset to do it. Police should process this case as fast as possible and make it reach to a fair point, for her parents and others.’ Amid all investigations, it is demanded to investigate through Love-Jihad angle. According to a media report, Shraddha’s father said, ‘I suspected a love jihad angle. We demand the death penalty for Aftab. I trust Delhi police and the probe moving in the right direction. Shraddha was close to her uncle and didn’t talk to me much. I was never in touch with Aftab. I lodged the first complaint in Mumbai’s Vasai.’
Love Jihad is an Islamophobic narrative that promotes Muslim men influence Hindu women for conversion to Islam by means such as love, kidnapping, deception, seduction, marriage. Union Minister Giriraj Singh made a comment concerning Love Jihad reaching wider areas, while speaking at a programme in Mohammadabad to commemorate the death anniversary of former MLA Krishnanand Rai. Rural development Minister said, ‘Terrorism has taken a new shape in the form of Love Jihad. It is adding on to a dirty conspiracy to finish sanatan dharma in India. The followers have to unite and will have to fight this conspiracy.’ On asking does Love Jihad really exist, Manav agreed. ‘Yes it is a conspiracy generated by Muslims to lure Hindu girls by any means. They want their community raise in numbers, in India. Hindu parents should teach their girls to remain careful and choose their partners wisely’, he said. On addition to his statement, Manav told EAT news, ‘We are both different communities with different values, culture and traditions. That is why we have different reasons to explain our actions which is wrong for us and not for them and vice versa. As far as possible, parents should be the one to find life partner for their son or daughter.’
Apart from Love jihad, another talked about subject that came into light is ‘live-in relationships’. Considered as against Hindu culture, living together without getting married is not appreciated or is allowed by most of the Indian parents. ‘I am a father of 2 girls who are in their college. This is the age where parents have to pay extra attention towards their children. Live-in relationships do not make sense and is absolutely unnecessary. Get married and live together. This brings shame to a family and if parents are not agreeing on such decisions, children should not do it’, shared Manav. He believes westernization of culture has ruined everything. Putting his opinion forward, he explained, ‘Our society was not like this but has turned into one due to influence of western countries. Live in relationships or love marriages is not something we as an Indian society accepts but parents have become flexible enough to not question such instances. And this is wrong.’
Shraddha Walker died months ago, but has opened several subjects and questions around how today’s generation move. Recently, the police van that carried accused Aftab Poonawalla was attacked by five men with swords outside FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) building, however police fired in the air to save it. The case is currently under investigation while everybody is haunted by this gruesome murder.
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