Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- Tension gripped the Kasba area on Thursday afternoon after a decomposed body of an unidentified man was recovered from inside a locked, abandoned luxury sedan having no registration plate.
The vehicle was parked for over a year inside a makeshift, temporary roadside garage in the Rajdanga Narkelbagan area, situated in close proximity to the GST Bhavan.
According to sources, local residents were complaining of a foul, rotting stench emanating from the vicinity since Mahalaya. Believing a stray animal might have died inside the garage, locals initially ignored it. However, by Thursday afternoon, the smell became unbearable, prompting residents to alert the police.
A team from the Kasba Police Station arrived at the spot and inspected the luxury sedan. Upon opening the vehicle, cops discovered the severely decomposed body sitting upright in the driver's seat. While the window glasses were tightly rolled up, creating an air-tight chamber, investigators noted that the car's doors were unlocked.
Cops from the Homicide Branch of the Kolkata Police Detective Department, along with scientific and forensic experts, rushed to the spot later. Forensic officials collected biological samples from the car's interior, and the police are currently scanning CCTV footage from nearby buildings to trace recent movements around the garage. Police informed that the car was not in running condition. The investigation is underway to trace the car's owner as well as to establish the identity of the deceased.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.