Cops urge Bhopal woman's family to claim body ‘to prevent decomposition’: ‘Requires -80°C’
Bhopal Police have urged the family of a deceased woman to claim her body to prevent decomposition, as the current storage conditions are inadequate. The woman, who died under suspicious circumstances, was found hanging in her marital home, and her family has accused her in-laws of harassment and abuse. The police have stated they have no objection to a second post-mortem examination, which the family is seeking due to concerns over the initial investigation.
- ▪The woman was found dead in her marital home in Bhopal five months after her marriage.
- ▪Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of mental harassment and dowry-related abuse.
- ▪The police have indicated that the body is currently stored at minus four degrees Celsius, which is insufficient to prevent decomposition.
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Cops urge Bhopal woman's family to claim body ‘to prevent decomposition’: ‘Requires -80°C’On Wednesday, Bhopal Police asked the victim’s family to take possession of her body, saying there were concerns it could begin decomposing.Updated on: May 20, 2026 4:53 PM ISTBy HT News DeskShare viaCopy link A 33-year-old woman from Noida was found dead inside her marital home, barely five months after she moved into a powerful legal family in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal. Her family later accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to mental harassment, dowry pressure and abuse.The police also said that they had “no objection” to a second post-mortem examination being carried out.
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