Puri: Police Tuesday recovered the body of an elderly woman encased in concrete beneath the kitchen slab in Puri’s Kumbharapada area.
The son of the deceased woman, Madan Dalai (45), suspected of killing her, has reportedly fled the spot.
The case came to light after a foul smell was noticed coming from beneath the kitchen slab of their rented house in Patitapaban Sahi under Kumbharapada police limits. The house owner subsequently informed police about the incident.
Police, along with a scientific team, reached the spot and broke open the plaster, following which the woman’s body was recovered.
Madan, who reportedly sells water bottles near the Shree Jagannath Temple, is currently absconding and his mobile phone was reportedly switched off.
Puri SP Prateek Singh visited the spot and said police have launched an investigation into the death. Police are examining CCTV footage from the house, which reportedly shows the movements of the mother and son until August 19.
The mother and son had reportedly rented the house about two months ago for Rs 3,000 a month. Neighbours said the two generally kept to themselves.
