Kukatpally Family Performs Funeral After Keeping Woman’s Body Four Days at Home

Overview

• Shailaja, 46, died on February 13 after a chronic illness, and her family preserved her body in a freezer at their rented flat.
• Relatives reportedly continued prayers believing she could be revived, delaying customary last rites.
• Neighbours noticed a foul odour and alerted Kukatpally police after attempts to question the family led to arguments.
• Police counselled the family and warned that municipal authorities could take over the process if rites were not performed promptly.
• The body was shifted to the family's native Eluru for cremation, and police said there was no foul play and no criminal case was registered.