Chennai Dec 27 : Police recovered a semi-decomposed body of a woman in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur district which was brought home by her son.
The suspect, a 38-year-old man, secretly dug up his mother’s grave and reportedly brought her body home and protected it. He is a resident of Paravai village near Kunnam.
V Balamurugan, who seems to be mentally disoriented, had previously tried to retrieve his mother’s body but the locals intervened and stopped him at the burial site. The Kunnam police arrested him and sent the body to Perambalur government hospital. A cremation ceremony will be conducted in the presence of family member .
The incident came to light when one of his relatives came to his home to provide him food for dinner. The relative felt something suspicious as a foul smell was emanating from his house, following which the locals and Kunnam police were alerted.
The suspect discreetly dug up the grave and brought the body home in the early hours of Friday