Sensation prevailed on Sunday in Vidya Nagar area after a decomposed body was recovered from an apartment which was vacant for past six months; Bagh Sewania police have started investigation.
Police said that the body was found badly decomposed which made it difficult to identify that the deceased was a man or woman.
Investigating Officer ASI GP Joshi said that the body was recovered from BDA flat when the new owner was shifting in the house after the purchase. The body could be around 6 months old as the apartment was locked for the past 6 months.
The body was recovered from LIG 5/24 of BDA apartment in Vidya Nagar and in the initial investigation the body appears to be of a woman but nothing could be ascertained as the post mortem report is awaited.
IO Joshi said that the apartment was owned by Vimla Shrivastava and her son Amit Shrivastava but they were not able to pay the money for purchasing the apartment after which it was recently purchased from BDA by Ramveer Singh Rajput who owns a food stall in Bagh Sewania.
The body was found in when shifting was done in the afternoon at around 12 pm on Sunday when Rajput went to take possession of the house and moving a wooden bed noxious smell was witnessed and when the bed was open a body was found inside the bed and police were informed.
Police have sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered abd started further investigation.