Family preserves man’s body in freezer for 4 yrs, spends Rs 50 lakh

Mumbai: The family of an 80-year-old Mumbai man who died four years ago has preserved his body due to ‘deep emotional attachment’, spending over Rs 50 lakh in the process, police said on Wednesday.

Ruling out any foul play, the police said the man passed away in 2022 after suffering from cancer, kidney failure and other age-related ailments.

The family initially kept the body in a freezer in their home in Mumbai’s Malad area, said an official from Kurar police station.

According to the police, the man’s wife and two children, one of whom is a lawyer, decided against performing the last rites due to ‘deep emotional attachment’.

When their residential building underwent redevelopment, the family moved the body to a local dispensary, which closed down about a month ago, they said.

“The family has spent more than Rs 50 lakh to keep the body preserved and was exploring options to send it to a facility in the United States offering long-term cryopreservation services,” a police official said.

Cryopreservation broadly refers to storing cells, tissues or organs at extremely low temperatures.

Police uncovered the unusual case after receiving a tip-off.

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