"It has been a year since I lost my daughter, but we have not been able to conduct her last rites yet,” said Vikas Walkar, whose daughter Shraddha Walkar was hacked, making her case hit headlines in Mumbai and Delhi last year. “The Delhi cops have found only 13-14 pieces of her body,” said the teary-eyed Vasai resident, adding that he is also waiting to see MBVV cops face action for negligence (Pic/Hanif Patel)

Aftab Poonawala and Shraddha Walkar had been in a romantic relationship for a few years. they had been living together in a flat at Mehrauli, in Delhi. Aftab is suspected to have murdered Shraddha on May 18 last year, chopped her body into 35 pieces and stored them in a refrigerator. He dumped the bags in the jungle of Mehrauli

The Walkar family and their friends have decided to take out a peaceful march in Vasai on Wednesday to seek justice for Shraddha. Meanwhile, Vikas awaits justice from a court in Delhi

Vikas Walkar has filed a petition in Saket court, Delhi, seeking direction to the Delhi cops to hand over the body parts of his daughter so that the family could finally let Shraddha rest in peace. “The Saket court will take a decision on my petition on May 22,” he said (Pic/Hanif Patel)

Vikas said that the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police have not yet taken action against Tulinj cops who, in November 2020, ignored Shradhha’s complaints of domestic abuse and threats to kill her. The family had sought against Manikpur police whom they had approached to file a missing person’s complaint when Shraddha was not reachable in August. The cops at both police stations had allegedly turned them away. An SIT was formed on the direction of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis to probe the allegations and Vikas recorded his statement in January

In pics: API Sachin Sanap (Pink Shirt) with Manikpur senior inspector Sampat Patil in uniform (L) and Vikas Walkar (R) (Pic/Hanif Patel)