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Elderly Woman Found Buried in Puri Kitchen; Son Suspected
Police found an elderly woman’s body hidden under a concrete slab in a kitchen in Puri, Odisha.
The kitchen was inside a rented house.
People living in the house smelled something bad coming from a locked room.
They told the landlord and the police.
Police opened the door and saw a newly built platform covering the floor.
They dug up the body while officials and forensic experts watched.
Police think it had been buried three or four days earlier.
The woman had lived there with her son, who has not been seen for several days.
Police suspect he may have killed her and are trying to find him, but the investigation is still continuing.
Police found an elderly woman’s body buried beneath a concrete slab in a rented house’s kitchen in Puri, Odisha.
Tenants alerted the landlord and police after noticing a foul smell from a locked room.
Police discovered a freshly built elevated platform and exhumed the body with an executive magistrate and forensic team present.
Police estimated that the body had been buried three to four days earlier and sent it for post-mortem examination.
The woman’s absent son is suspected of killing and burying her; reports say he is on the run.
- Who
- An elderly woman was found dead; police suspect her son, who lived with her, in the case.
- What
- Her body was discovered buried beneath a concrete slab in a kitchen.
- Where
- A rented house in Puri town, Odisha.
- When
- The report was dated August 25; police estimated that the body had been buried three to four days earlier.
- Why
- Police suspect the son killed and buried his mother, but no motive has been established.
Key facts
- Location
- Puri town, Odisha
- Discovery
- The body was found beneath a concrete slab under a freshly built elevated platform in a kitchen.
- Initial alert
- Tenants reported a foul smell from a locked room to the landlord and police.
- Estimated burial time
- Three to four days before the body was found
- Exhumation
- The body was exhumed in the presence of an executive magistrate and forensic team.
- Police suspicion
- The woman’s absent son is suspected of killing and burying her.
- Post-mortem
- The body was sent for post-mortem examination.
- Additional reports
- The woman reportedly sold bottled water near the Jagannath temple; reports also said her son frequently abused drugs, argued with her, and was on the run.
Quotes
Prateek Singh
Superintendent of Police who described the exhumation and preliminary findings
“However, the son has not been seen for the past few days, and the house was locked. We suspect the man killed his mother and buried the body. Efforts are underway to apprehend him.”
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“The woman’s body was exhumed in the presence of an executive magistrate and forensic team. It seems that the body was buried three to four days ago.”
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