Mehrauli murder case: Court fixes March 7 for hearing arguments on charges against Aftab Poonawala

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A Delhi court on Friday fixed March 7 for hearing arguments on charges against Aftab Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces.

Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar fixed the date for hearing on charges after Poonawala was produced physically before the court.

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Earlier on February 21, a magisterial court had committed the case to sessions court where cases of heinous offences like murder are tried.

On February 7, the court had taken cognizance of the 6,629-page chargesheet filed by the police on January 24.