Aftab Poonawalla files applications in court for release of his certificates and proper soft copy of chargesheet

Mehrauli murder accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala filed applications in court for release of his educational certificates to pursue higher studies and for a proper digital copy of the chargesheet.

He is accused of killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and disposing her body after cutting it into several pieces. Poonawala’s applications alleged that he was falsely implicated in the case and that the prosecution intentionally provided a digital copy of the chargesheet which cannot be read.

A court here had taken cognisance of the Delhi Police’s chargesheet on February 7 and posted the matter for further proceedings on February 21. The first application filed by Poonawala’s counsel advocate M S Khan said he was falsely implicated in the present case” and was languishing in the Tihar Jail here.

That the applicant or accused wants to pursue his higher studies so he wants all his certificates, it said. It also said Poonawala urgently required the stationery items such as pen, pencil and notebook. The second application requested that a soft or digital copy of the chargesheet be provided to Poonawala in a proper way .

That on the last date of hearing… the applicant was supplied the chargesheet but the chargesheet in the soft copy or pen drive is not proper as the prosecution intentionally provided the soft copy which cannot be read, the application said.