When new information appears regarding Shraddha WalkarHer murder case, the brutal way she was killed, stored and disposed of, forces us to rethink the mindset of a criminal. How cruel can a crime be? There is no answer to this! Last week, the nation was shocked when gory details of the Shradhha Walkar murder case emerged. Aftab Amin Poonwalla, a food blogger, her live-in partner and lover of the past three years murdered Shraddha on May 18 this year. How does crime appear? The police got involved after Shraddha’s father filed a complaint about his daughter’s disappearance. The complaint was filed on November 10, 5 months and 23 days after Shraddha’s death. Aftab was arrested on November 12.Read: 6 things you say casually that are damaging your child’s mental healthShraddha’s body parts were found in Mehrauli forest. “He threw all the parts of the body into the forest and left the thumb in some other locations,” ANI reported, citing sources. The couple met through a dating app in 2019 and had moved to Delhi’s Chattarpur area after Shraddha became estranged from her family. for continuing his relationship with Aftab. Shraddha Walkar was killed after an argument. Aftab strangled her to death to keep her quiet during the fight. He then chopped the body into 35 pieces and stored it in a refrigerator that he bought for Rs 19,000 according to reports. Aftab also used chemicals and bleach to clean blood stains on the floor. He Googled how to clean the blood. Media reported that he also read about human anatomy before dismembering the body. Web series ‘Dexter’ and its connection with crime According to investigators, 28-year-old Aftab was inspired by the American crime show ‘Dexter’ to kill 26-year-old Shraddha. “Police revealed that the entire case has elements from fictional stories in the show ‘Dexter’. Aftab is said to be inspired by the show’s main character, Dexter Morgan, who has murderous tendencies .show, Dexter often dismembers his victims, packages the dismembered parts in black trash bags, and then dumps them in the ocean. Does crime shows have the ability to influence viewers’ minds? is still a debate, the cases involved regarding them makes us pause to consider rethinking watching these shows with enthusiasm. Do the movies and shows inspire real-life crime? 8.7 on IMDb. The movie is about Dexter Morgan, who spends his days solving crimes and commits them at night. In 2011, Mark Twitchell, a Canadian filmmaker was convicted of murdering John Brian Altinger. said to have been inspired by Dexter Morgan This is not just a case in the past. where criminals confess to being inspired by crime shows and movies. In September 2019, Kerala’s Prem Kumar and his associate Sunitha Baby murdered the former’s wife and covered up their crime inspired by the blockbuster film ‘Drishyam’. Drishyam, a sequel also translated into many languages, including Hindi, depicts a perfect crime. In the film, a family disappears with the body of a young man they accidentally killed. In 2016, the kidnapping of Dipti Sarna shocked the entire country. Devendra’s kidnapper was inspired by Shah Rukh Khan’s character in the 1993 Bollywood film Darr, in which Khan played the role of a stalker. Devendra kidnapped Dipti to win her love. The story of Auto Shankar or Gowri Shankar makes viewers shudder. Influenced by dystopian cinema, Auto Shankar kidnapped and murdered nine teenage girls in Chennai. He was hanged to death in 1995. There are several crimes such as murder, forgery, robbery, kidnapping and others that are inspired by movies and TV shows. One study found that the impact of violence in the media was moderated by situational characteristics of the presentation, including the manner in which it was presented. it also attracts, and maintains attention, the personal characteristics of viewers including their aggressive tendencies and the characteristics of the physical and human context in which they are exposed to violence. A 2009 review article on “The Impact of Violence in Electronic Media: Theory and Scientific Research” published in the Journal of Adolescent Health states: our cell phones, text messaging, e-mail and chat rooms. youth have opened up new places for social interaction in which aggression can occur and youth can become victims—new places that break down the old boundaries of family, neighborhood, and community which could have protected our youth to some extent in the past.” “Days later Shraddha’s body parts were recovered from the forests of Mehrauli, several people including including her friend, her former manager took the stand and testified that she was physically abused by Aftab. Bruises were seen on her face and neck in old photos and friends recalled how she called them. and being open about being in an abusive relationship. Reports of violence in relationships are not new. But unfortunately, such cases appear less frequently declare your relationship for fear of being judged and criticized People, mainly women, continue to stay in abusive relationships out of fear of being ostracized by family and society. Professor Rajita Kulkarni, President of Sri Sri University, said in a LinkedIn post: “One of the things that emerged was that Aftab was violent towards Shraddha and had a volatile personality, but somehow she continue this relationship.” “My sincere advice to young girls and women who live alone or are living together or in a married relationship: Speak up if you are facing violence at home or work . Your self-esteem and life are more important than your relationship, If you notice something like this among your friends/neighbors, speak up,” added Prof. Kulkarni. “I felt the same numbness after hearing Shraddha Walker’s case as I did Nirbhaya’s case in 2013: chilling down my spine, horrifying and making me weak IN Women really need to see these red flags b4 they made men their entire universe and started revolving around them…,” wrote Pragya Paarijat Singh, Advocate, Supreme Court of India. “Calling him a psychopath does not help the victim. Sradhanjali Dasgupta, Consultant Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, said: “Calling people like Aftab Poonawalla Psychopaths or murderers mental illness would remove responsibility for the crime he confessed and alleged, and place responsibility on mental illnesses.” Apollo Clinic Sodepur. In a LinkedIn post, she wrote that “The sentence this unfair to the victim. It also further stigmatizes the conversation about mental health. It adds to the perception that Mental patients are violent or murderous. What Aftab confessed to the police was not a crazy act. Most murders are committed by sober people. Almost all murder cover-ups are carried out by intelligent, privileged, and sane people.”
