A police van carrying Aaftab Poonawala was attacked by some weapon-wielding people outside the Forensic Science Laboratory in Rohini where he was taken for a polygraph test on Monday
The incident took place around 6.45 pm
The vehicle was driven out of the spot while the attackers were detained and their weapons seized
Poonawala who strangulated his live-in partner and chopped up her body was arrested on November 12 by Delhi Police.
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