Daijiworld Media Network - Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug 13: In a bizarre incident, a man kept the body of his grandfather in a fridge at their house alleging that he did not have money to perform his last rite, the police said on Thursday, August 12. The incident is reported from Warangal district. It is said that some some neighbours alerted the police after a foul smell emanated from the house.

Police found the body stuffed in the refrigerator, a senior police official told

"The man told police that his grandfather was bedridden and died of ill health recently. After the death, he had initially wrapped the body with a bedsheet and later kept the body in the fridge. He told police he did this as he was unable to perform the last rites as he did not have money," the official said.

Investigation is underway to find out if the 23-year-old man hid his grandfather's body to ensure that his pension did not stop, the official said.

However, there were no external injuries on the body and he is suspected to have died around six days ago based on the preliminary investigation. The police are also verifying if he was given any poisonous substance.

As of now a case of suspicious death was registered, police added.