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| India man 'mummified and froze mother's body' for three years | India man 'mummified and froze mother's body' for three years |
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| Police in India say they have arrested a man who kept his mother's body in a freezer for three years. | |
| Suspect Subhabrata Majumdar appeared to have mummified and preserved the body with chemicals, said police in Kolkata. | |
| They are investigating the motive, including whether the suspect kept the body so he could access his mother's pension after she died. | They are investigating the motive, including whether the suspect kept the body so he could access his mother's pension after she died. |
| He also appeared to believe his mother would be reborn if her body was preserved, they said. | He also appeared to believe his mother would be reborn if her body was preserved, they said. |
| "We have recovered several journals on preserving dead bodies and books on rebirth," a police officer told the BBC's Amitabh Bhattasali. | "We have recovered several journals on preserving dead bodies and books on rebirth," a police officer told the BBC's Amitabh Bhattasali. |
| Officials said they raided the house after they got an anonymous tip over phone on Wednesday. | Officials said they raided the house after they got an anonymous tip over phone on Wednesday. |
| "We found a woman's body lying inside a big freezer. It was preserved with some chemicals," they said, adding that they also found jars containing various body parts. | "We found a woman's body lying inside a big freezer. It was preserved with some chemicals," they said, adding that they also found jars containing various body parts. |
| The suspect works as a leather technologist, which could have allowed him to access chemicals needed to "mummify" the body, police said. | The suspect works as a leather technologist, which could have allowed him to access chemicals needed to "mummify" the body, police said. |
| According to reports, after Mr Majumdar's mother died in April 2015, the family chose not to cremate her, and instead kept her body in a large freezer conventionally used for storing ice cream. | According to reports, after Mr Majumdar's mother died in April 2015, the family chose not to cremate her, and instead kept her body in a large freezer conventionally used for storing ice cream. |
| "Both [Mr Majumdar's] parents were retired and received a monthly pension, which can't be withdrawn once a person is dead," officer Nilanjan Biswas said. | "Both [Mr Majumdar's] parents were retired and received a monthly pension, which can't be withdrawn once a person is dead," officer Nilanjan Biswas said. |
| "But we found that money has been regularly taken out of the deceased woman's pension account since her death." | "But we found that money has been regularly taken out of the deceased woman's pension account since her death." |
| The suspect used a debit card to withdraw money from the account, he added. | The suspect used a debit card to withdraw money from the account, he added. |
| His father has also been taken in for questioning. | His father has also been taken in for questioning. |