Decomposed man’s body found inside a locked house
Vellore south police registered a case and are investigating the circumstances in which the decomposed body of a 55-year-old man was found inside a locked house in Vellore town on Saturday.
Vellore: Police said that Santhanam (55) a resident of the Kosapet area in Vellore lived alone for the last ten years as he was estranged from his wife and children. He earned a meager living by doing odd jobs. He went out for food on the night of April 6, returned, and then remained inside his house without venturing out for anything.
However, locals suspected that something was amiss when a foul odour started emanating from the locked house. They immediately informed the police who rushed to the spot.
On seeing the house locked from inside, they broke open the door and found Santhanam’s decomposed body.
The body was sent to the Vellore government medical college for post mortem while investigations into the cause of death are underway.
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