Dewas, Madhya Pradesh:
The decomposed physique of a lady was discovered inside a fridge in a home in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas metropolis on Friday, following which a former tenant was taken into custody for questioning, police officers mentioned.
The saree-clad girl, who was sporting jewelry and whose fingers had been tied together with a noose round her neck, might have been killed final 12 months, an official mentioned.
The home is situated in Vrindavan Dham Colony beneath Financial institution Notice Press police station limits, the official added.
“The lady is in her 30s. We suspect she was killed in June 2024. After a foul odor began emanating, neighbours known as the owner who opened a portion of the home. The lady’s physique was discovered within the fridge, the cabinets of which had been eliminated. He then alerted police,” Dewas Superintendent of Police Puneet Gehlot advised reporters.
The home is owned by one Dhirendra Shrivastava, who lives in Indore, the SP mentioned.
“Shrivastava had rented his home to 1 Sanjay Patidar of Ujjain in June 2023. A 12 months later, Patidar vacated the home however continued to maintain his belongings in a school room and the master suite. He advised Shrivastava he would vacate this portion later,” Mr Gehlot mentioned.
“Patidar used to go to the home occasionally. Not too long ago, the present tenant requested the owner to unlock this portion of the home. The owner confirmed this portion of the home to the tenant however then locked it once more, since Patidar’s belongings had been inside, and switched off energy provide on Wednesday,” mentioned Financial institution Notice Press police station inspector Amit Solanki.
The incident got here to gentle for the reason that fridge stopped working after electrical energy was switched off and a foul odor began emanating from that portion of the home, Solanki added.
“Patidar has been taken into custody and is being questioned,” the inspector knowledgeable.
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