Four men preserve mother’s body for five months to get pension of dead father
Four men preserved the body of their 70-year-old mother with chemicals for five months to draw her pension.
The body was preserved in Kabir Nagar area of Varanasi, police said on Wednesday. The woman, Amaravati Devi, had been getting Rs 13,000 as pension after her husband’s death.
“A resident of the area informed the police on Dial 100 that Amaravati Devi had reportedly died on January 13 this year but her family concealed her death from relatives and neighbours,” circle officer, Bhelupur, AP Singh.
Singh said the police reached the spot and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
A police officer said five blank cheques signed by Amaravati Devi were also recovered from the house during the initial investigation.
A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said Amaravati fell ill in January this year and was admitted to Sir Sundarlal Hospital at the Benaras Hindu University (BHU).
“When her condition did not improve, the family brought her home where she died on January 13. Initially, the family announced her death but later one of her sons claimed he had seen movement in her hand and she was still alive. The family later claimed that she was in coma,” he said.
-PTC News
