A family in India kept man's body at home for 18 months thinking he is in coma. The wife of the man who died in April 2021 used to sprinkle "Gangajal" (Holy Water) on his dead body hoping that it would help him come out of coma.
Widow Kept Husband's 'Mummified Corpse' At Home For 18 Months Thinking He's In Coma
By
Zainab Pervez in
Bizarre
On 27th September 2022
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In a bizarre incident, the family of an Income Tax department employee in Kanpur, India, who died last year kept his body at home here for almost 18 months assuming that he was in a coma. The man's wife, who appears to be mentally unstable, sprinkled 'gangajal' (Holy Water) on his highly decomposed body every morning, hoping that it would help him come out of the coma.
The unidentified woman, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, India, reportedly refused to believe that her spouse had passed away on April 22 last year. The 35-year-old victim, named Vimlesh, succumbed to “bilateral pneumonia” brought on by a COVID-19 infection on April 22, 2021.
However, his distraught wife insisted that he was only in a coma, and kept his corpse concealed in a room at their home. She purportedly used Dettol — a popular disinfectant and antiseptic cleaning product — to wipe down his body, which stopped bacteria from growing on the skin.
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An air conditioning unit was also kept running in the room 24 hours a day, with neighbors failing to notice any odor emanating from the home. Other family members, including Vimlesh’s parents and brothers, were also involved in trying to preserve the corpse.
His body was recovered by authorities after his workplace finally lodged an official complaint claiming that he had not been at work since April 2021.
Officials reported Vimlesh’s skin had turned black from the unusual treatment – likening the process to that which was performed on Egyptian mummies. His body was removed from the home last week, before being cremated on Friday.
It’s reported that his widow and other family members will not face criminal charges over their actions.