MP woman sits with 42-year-old fashion designer son's corpse for 5 days, praying for his revival

Police said a milkman went to deliver milk and reported a foul odour and seeping blood, leading to the discovery of the body five days after the man died

Updated on: May 26, 2026, 17:01:36 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 42-year-old man’s body was found at his home in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha five days after his death, with his 64-year-old mother by his side, praying for his revival by keeping a Bible on his chest, police said on Tuesday.

Police said the man had worked for a fashion designer company in Mumbai.

Police said the matter came to light after a milkman went to deliver milk and reported a foul odour and seeping blood, leading to the discovery of the body . They added that they rushed to the scene and sent the body for a post-mortem.

Vidisha police superintendent Rohit Kashwani said the man worked for a fashion designer company in Mumbai. “His mother is a retired teacher. Following his father’s death, he had been living in Vidisha with his mother for the past year. His two brothers live abroad. The man was ill, and the mother was depressed and never spoke to anyone in the locality.”

He added that the mother told the milkman that “everyone” killed her son. “He [milkman] alerted the neighbours and police,” said Kashwani. He added that the neighbours told police the foul smell had been coming for three to four days. “The woman was seen working as usual, so nobody suspected anything untoward.”

Kashwani said the woman initially did not allow police to touch the body. “The police seized the body after a struggle and informed the relatives and brothers of the deceased. The woman has been under observation, and a statement is being registered in the presence of a counsellor to determine how the fashion designer died,” said Kashwani, as police waited for the post-mortem report to know the cause of death.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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