Skeletal Remains of Elderly Couple, Daughter Found Inside Residence in Maharashtra's Palghar

Palghar: Police have recovered the skeletal remains of three persons—suspected to be an elderly couple and their daughter—from a house in Nehroli village in Wada tehsil of Palghar district, Maharashtra, a senior official said on Saturday.

"Local residents complained of foul smell emanating from the house, which was locked from inside, and alerted the police about it," senior inspector Datta Kindre of Wada police station stated.

"The police personnel rushed to the house and broke open the door. They were shocked to find the skeletal remains of two women in the drawing room, while those of the man were inside the bathroom. The bodies were completely decomposed with only skeletal remains in place," he added.

The remains are suspected to be those of a 70-year-old man, his 65-year-old wife, and their 35-year-old daughter. They were immediately sent to a government hospital for a post-mortem procedure.

"How the three family members died is being ascertained and a probe has been launched," Kindre said.

A case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections of murder, concealing information, and others has been registered against unidentified persons.

According to preliminary information, the elderly couple and their differently-abled daughter resided there, while their two sons lived in Vasai, Palghar district, the police said.

The recovery of the skeletal remains has created shock waves among the villagers.