<p>Palghar, Mumbai: Vikas Walkar, father of Shraddha Walkar who was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawalla, passed away at his house in Vasai in Palghar district on Sunday.</p><p>Vikas Walkar was Chairman of Shraddha Walkar Charitable Trust and was fighting for justice for his daughter. </p><p>The organisation focuses on women's safety and provides pro-bono legal aid to underprivileged families seeking justice.</p><p>Poonawalla (28) is accused of killing Shraddha (27) by cutting her body in 35 pieces and disposing it off in Mehrauli in Delhi in 2022.</p>.Supreme Court notice to Chhota Rajan on CBI plea challenging suspension of life sentence in 2001 murder case.<p>Aftab was arrested on November 12, 2022.</p><p>Walkar, who lived in Vasai, had been demanding death penalty for Poonawalla. </p><p>Walkar was found motionless in the morning and was rushed to the Cardinal Gracias Memorial Hospital, where he was declared dead.</p><p>The post-mortem report is awaited. </p><p>The suspected cause of death is heart attack.</p><p>Walkar had been tirelessly seeking justice for his daughter's horrific death. </p><p>Shraddha's remains, recovered from the Mehrauli forest, are yet to be handed over to the family by the Delhi Police, a fact that reportedly caused him immense distress - as the family has not been able to conduct the rituals. </p>
<p>Palghar, Mumbai: Vikas Walkar, father of Shraddha Walkar who was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawalla, passed away at his house in Vasai in Palghar district on Sunday.</p><p>Vikas Walkar was Chairman of Shraddha Walkar Charitable Trust and was fighting for justice for his daughter. </p><p>The organisation focuses on women's safety and provides pro-bono legal aid to underprivileged families seeking justice.</p><p>Poonawalla (28) is accused of killing Shraddha (27) by cutting her body in 35 pieces and disposing it off in Mehrauli in Delhi in 2022.</p>.Supreme Court notice to Chhota Rajan on CBI plea challenging suspension of life sentence in 2001 murder case.<p>Aftab was arrested on November 12, 2022.</p><p>Walkar, who lived in Vasai, had been demanding death penalty for Poonawalla. </p><p>Walkar was found motionless in the morning and was rushed to the Cardinal Gracias Memorial Hospital, where he was declared dead.</p><p>The post-mortem report is awaited. </p><p>The suspected cause of death is heart attack.</p><p>Walkar had been tirelessly seeking justice for his daughter's horrific death. </p><p>Shraddha's remains, recovered from the Mehrauli forest, are yet to be handed over to the family by the Delhi Police, a fact that reportedly caused him immense distress - as the family has not been able to conduct the rituals. </p>