Kolkata: In a bizarre incident, Kolkata Police has captured a man who was living with the skeletons of his elder sister and two pet dogs for the past 6 months. The man has been identified as Partho De.
The police found the skeletons while they were investigating the death of Partho's father Arabindo De. Arabindo had died in a fire on the second floor of 3, Robinson Street in the heart of the city. His charred body was found from a bathroom of his house.
"Following De's death we had posted two constables outside De's flat. De's son Partho (45) on seeing them started reacting abnormally," Special Additional Commissioner of Police(Crime) Pallab Kanti Ghosh said.
Police initially thought his behaviour was due to the grief of losing his father. But when they questioned Partho, he came out with the bizarre story of storing his elder sister's skeleton and those of the two pet dogs inside the house, Ghosh said.
Police conducted a search and found three skeletons allegedly belonging to his elder sister Debjani (50) and two pet dogs from one room and a suicide note purportedly written by the father from another room. The note dated June 8, 2015 said none was responsible for his death.
Ghosh said that during interrogation Partho told the police that Debjani was depressed after the death of two dogs in 2014 and had stopped eating. She died six months ago. "We found ample dry food near the skeletons, which Partho said he was feeding his sister and the dogs," the ACP said.
"We believe Partho could not accept his sister's death and did not cremate her body. We have sent him to a mental hospital. We are taking medical help to ascertain whether he is mentally stable or not," Ghosh said.
No case has been registered in this connection and none was arrested, Ghosh said adding all the three skeletons were sent for forensic examination.
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