Kolkata: Brothers Arun Saha and Ajit Saha, kept their mother’s body in their house at Simhat in West Bengal’s Nadia district for almost nine months and the skeleton was recovered on Sunday by the local Police.
Arun Saha (65) and Ajit Saha (55) are both unmarried brothers. They informed the police that their mother Nani Bala Saha died on January 16 at the age of 85, and because it was too cold outside back then, they could not take the body for cremation.
“We thought of taking the body to the crematorium a few days later. But later, maggots formed in the body and it was not taken for cremation,” Arun Saha added. The neighbours and locals stated that the brothers did not interact much with them, and when enquired about their mother’s health, they would say she was ill and sleeping. The brothers did not allow anyone to go inside the house.
Rupak Adhikari, a local, went to the house for a survey on behalf of Haringhata Municipality a few days back as he was supposed to measure the house and check documents, but he was not allowed by the brothers to enter the house. Adhikari said he became suspicious and discussed this with other people and chalked out a plan.
“We formed a group of six people and sought to visit their mother this morning. When they did not allow us, a large number of people entered the house forcibly and found the skeleton on the bed. The room was shabby, dark and dirty,” Adhikari said, adding the police were informed then.
The house is situated on a large land and far from the main road. Due to this reason the stench from the body did not attract attention, locals said.
The brothers led a very basic life and did not interact much with anyone. The younger brother was a private tutor some years ago, the locals added.
The Police fears the brothers have some psychological problems and have been detained for further investigation.
