The remains of an 87-year-old woman, Bina Mazumdar, would finally be laid to rest after it was discovered in a freezer where it had been hidden by her son for three years.
The 43-year-old son, Subhabrato Mazumdar, had hidden his mother’s corpse in the deep freezer to enable him to collect her pension every month using her thumb impression.
The case which happened in Kolkata, India left many residents shocked.
The incident came to light after the mutilated body of the woman was found at his home by Kolkata Police on Thursday.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Deputy Commissioner of Police Nilanjan Biswas said, “Bina Mazumdar’s body was stored in a refrigerator since 2015.”
The police said the accused has been detained, adding that the octogenarian died following a cardiac arrest.
Bina was a government employee and had retired from Food Corporation of India.
Subhabrato was a student of leather technology and was in the leather supply business. She received a pension of Rs 50,000 every month. His 90-year-old father was also aware of the incident.
According to the police, during the search operation, they also found a forged living certificate of Bina.
