Tripura: Son buries 90 year old mother’s body inside living room, says it was ‘her last wish’

The accused is reported to be suffering from a mental condition

In a bizarre incident, a man has buried his 90 year old mother’s body inside their living room in Tripura.

The incident has been reported from Tantipara, under the AD Nagar area in the outskirts of Agartala.

The accused man has been identified as Asish Saha and his mother who was buried has been identified as Sadhana Saha.

The incident came to light on Tuesday, July 4, after police visited Asish Saha’s residence and exhumed the mortal remains of his mother.

On receiving information that a woman was allegedly buried inside her room by her son at Tantipara after her death, a team of AD Nagar police, accompanied by a forensic team and a magistrate visited the scene and exhumed the mortal remains in the presence of locals,” said SDPO (sub-divisional police officer) Amtali, Asish Dasgupta.

Police arrested Asish Saha in connection with with the case, and during interogation, he confessed that he had buried her body iside their living room as it was his mother’s last wish.

Asish said that his mother had asked him, before her death, to keep her body next to the altar in their room so that she and God could protect their house. Therefore, he buried her body to prevent the foul smell from spreading.

He further stated that his mother had passed away on Monday day around 7 PM.

She had been suffering from diabetes but was unable to swallow tablets and was afraid of blood tests. Consequently, she had not received any medication, although she had managed to take her blood pressure medicine.

Asish said that he made a mistake by not informing anyone about his mother’s demise.

Police have also found a spade in the area, but it is not clear yet if it was used.

It remains uncertain whether she was buried alive or after her death, said police.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and the accused is currently in police custody.

Talking to media, a loacl of the area said, “His mother was bedridden and has been facing difficulties in moving. When we asked about his mother, he informed us that she had gone to his aunt’s house. Out of curiosity, we tried to sneak into his room and found that he had been digging inside.
Then he confessed to one person named Kanai that he had buried his mother inside the room after her death. Subsequently, we informed the police.”

The accused is reported to be suffering from a mental condition.

Investigation into the matter is underway,” said police.

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