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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Discovery of skeletons creates a flutter

By Our Staff Reporter

NELLORE, DEC. 31. It was a shocking experience for the residents of Prakash Nagar, an annexe of Stonehousepet, Nellore, to find two skeletons in a house located on the first floor of a complex on Friday.

The skeletons would not have probably surfaced, but for the visit by an electricity department employee who came for meter reading.

According to available information, the employee enquired about the occupants, but a boy reportedly told him that his mother was in the bathroom and later said that she was dressing up. The employee after noting the reading, suspicious of the eccentric behaviour of the boy, alerted the house owner.

A woman, who rushed upstairs, found two skeletons in a highly decomposed and putrefied condition. The decomposed bodies were said to be that of a middle-aged woman, Sai Leelavati, and a boy, Venkatesh. They must have died at least three months ago.

Incoherent talk

When the police and neighbours came they found a boy, Arun Kumar alias Babu, and a girl, Puppy alias Priya (13). However they appeared older than their age and the girl was unable to stand. From their incoherent talk, it appeared that they stayed along with the bodies all these days, even watching TV and preparing food. Arun used to get provisions once in two/three days and it was he who paid the rent regularly. Their relationship with the dead was also not clear as sometimes they claimed the dead woman was their `mother' only to disown later, saying she went outside. Arun told the police that he withdrew Rs. 10,000 from an ATM.

Fans of Chiranjeevi

The boy and girl revealed that they were staunch fans of film star Chiranjeevi, and refused to cooperate with the police until the actor personally turned up.

It was after much persuasion that the two were shifted to the waiting police jeep. The two covered their faces with a blanket to avoid photographers. They even expressed apprehension about their being shifted from the place.

No foul smell

It is not clear as to how no foul smell emanated from the house all these days, as it has a number of houses around, besides a portion on the ground floor.

The Superintendent of Police, B. Sivadhar Reddy, the Additional SP, D.V.S.S. Murthy, and other officials visited the place.

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