Overview
- Officers in Chikkamagaluru were called to a house in Banakal after a family friend reported a foul smell during a check at the son’s request.
- Police found the husband’s body in an advanced state of decomposition with maggots and completed a post-mortem before releasing it to the family.
- Preliminary findings point to a natural death at home, and officers said no case has been registered.
- The couple lived alone as their son works in Bengaluru and their daughter teaches in Dubai, and the husband had been bedridden after a stroke with recent treatment, including Ayurvedic care in Turuvekere.
- Police said the wife, who has mental health or memory problems, believed her husband was sleeping, which underscores the risks older adults face when isolated from regular support.