Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012
Tension was high in Sathamangalam village in Namakkal district, about 300km from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after a family refused to bury the body of woman who had died five days ago.
Tamil Nesan reported that villagers had to call the police to retrieve the body and bury it.
Police said Muthusami, 70, the husband of the deceased Chinnammal, 65, and his son Palanivel had kept the body for five days, believing that the dead woman would come back to life.
Other villagers learnt about the death only after the body started decomposing.
The father and son had been conducting prayers in the house for five days, hoping that Chinnammal, who had been bedridden for a year, would return.
When neighbours asked the father and son to bury the body, they refused and threatened them.
Police were informed and a post-mortem was conducted before the body was buried
Tension was high in Sathamangalam village in Namakkal district, about 300km from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after a family refused to bury the body of woman who had died five days ago.
Tamil Nesan reported that villagers had to call the police to retrieve the body and bury it.
Police said Muthusami, 70, the husband of the deceased Chinnammal, 65, and his son Palanivel had kept the body for five days, believing that the dead woman would come back to life.
Other villagers learnt about the death only after the body started decomposing.
The father and son had been conducting prayers in the house for five days, hoping that Chinnammal, who had been bedridden for a year, would return.
When neighbours asked the father and son to bury the body, they refused and threatened them.
Police were informed and a post-mortem was conducted before the body was buried
