Vasai: Vikas Walkar, the father of Shraddha Walkar who wa brutally murdered by live-in partner, died of a heart attack in Vasai of Maharashtra. According to sources, he was 59-year-old at teh time of his death. He was staying with his son when he died. He had reportedly been depressed and was waiting for his daughter’s ashes to return. Shraddha was brutally murdered by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi’s Mehrauli area on May 18, 2022. Aaftab Poonawala allegedly strangled her and chopped her body into 35 pieces. He was arrested on November 12, 2022, after confessing to the crime during police interrogation. Vikas Walkar had been actively seeking justice for his daughter and had testified in court about Poonawala’s confession about buying two knives, a hammer, and a shovel to chop Shraddha’s wrists. In memory of his daughter, Vikas set up the Shraddha Walkar Charitable Trust to promote women’s safety.