Kolkata: Mystery shrouds the death of an elderly man whose decomposed body was recovered from his residence at Chandannagar in Hooghly on Tuesday morning.
Locals got a foul smell emanating from his house. After being informed, police reached the spot and entered the house.
They found the decomposed body of the victim, Gopinath Mukherjee, lying on the floor of the house.
According to a preliminary investigation, police suspect that the victim died a few days ago.
Police said that the victim's younger brother, Apurba Mukherjee, was living with the victim in the house for the past few years. The younger brother was also present when police reached the spot. They came to know that the younger brother had developed some mental issues.
Police are yet to ascertain if the victim had died a natural death or there was any foul play behind the incident.
They have started a detailed probe in this regard and have failed to interrogate the younger brother as he started shouting at the police officers.
Locals told the police that they saw the victim three days ago. They have urged the police to send the victim's younger brother to a destitute home.