Woman hides grandmother’s body in drum for 2 weeks in Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: A woman hid the body of her 80-year-old grandmother in a plastic drum for two weeks, before burying it behind her house in Melur on Wednesday.

Following complaints from neighbours of a foul smell, police recovered the body and initiated a probe.

Veerammal of Mangalampatti, who was bedridden for the past five months, was taken care of by her granddaughter Amsavalli.

After Veerammal died on April 23, the granddaughter placed the body inside a drum at her house, and left for her native place.

On Wednesday, Amsavalli returned and buried the body behind her house with help of her brother-in-law.

However, the neighbours who got suspicious about the stench called police.

On a formal complaint from the village administrative officer, who sought action against improper handling and burial of the deceased, Kottampatti police filed a case and initiated an inquiry.

Police recovered the body and sent it for postmortem. A senior police official said Amsavalli had told them that she placed the body inside a plastic drum as she didn't know what else to do.

"We have asked doctors to assess whether the granddaughter is suffering from any mental health condition," said police.


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