Kolkata, July 8 -- Sandhya Mondal, the mother of Baruipur rape and murder son, Prabhas Mondal, killed in a police encounter on Wednesday, refused to claim her son's body or bring his remains home in a chilling display of detachment.

The incident unfolded when two police officers arrived at the Mondal residence to inform the family of Prabhas's death. Recounting the moment the officers arrived while she had just woken up, Sandhya Mondal, speaking to ANI, explained her decision to decline an offer to visit the hospital.

"Two policemen came to my house just as I had woken up. They said your son is dead; would you like to go to the hospital? They said if I wanted to, I could go with them. I said, 'I cannot go, my husband is ill... I am not ...