Dexter: All You Need To Know About TV Show That Allegedly Inspired Aftab Poonawala
NDTV
The police revealed that the entire case had elements from the fictional stories in the show 'Dexter'.
Aftab Ameen Poonawala, who allegedly killed his live-in girlfriend Shraddha Walkar in Delhi, was "inspired" by the American crime show 'Dexter', as per investigators. The Delhi Police revealed that the 28-year-old on May 18 strangled his partner after a fight and chopped her body into 35 pieces. He then bought a 300-litre fridge to store the parts, and for the next 18 days, he went out late at night to dispose of the body parts one by one, at different spots across the capital city.
The police revealed that the entire case had elements from the fictional stories in the show 'Dexter'. They said Aftab was allegedly inspired by the show's main character, Dexter Morgan, played by Micheal C Hall, who is shown to have homicidal tendencies.
Now, as the details of the gruesome crime have left the entire nation in shock, it makes sense to delve into the American crime series.