Perfume, silence and skeleton, How a father hid daughter's death in UP's Meerut

A shocking case surfaced in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Friday after the skeletal remains of a 34-year-old woman, Priyanka, were recovered from her home nearly four months after her death. The body was found in an advanced state of decomposition, almost reduced to a skeleton.

Priyanka lived with her father, Uday Bhan Biswas. According to relatives, the house had remained locked for around four months, and both father and daughter had been missing from the neighbourhood during that period. After repeated efforts to trace him, family members allegedly found Uday Bhan at a tea stall in Begum Bagh.

When questioned, he initially claimed Priyanka had been admitted to a hospital in Dehradun due to ill health. However, after further interrogation by relatives, he allegedly admitted that she had died and that her body was still inside the house.

Police were immediately informed and broke open the lock to enter the house, where Priyanka’s remains were discovered in skeletal condition. Family members said the house was filled with old papers and scrap, while the father allegedly claimed he had sprayed perfume inside to suppress the smell. Relatives also alleged that he stayed inside the house with the body for three to four days after her death.

Neighbours said they had limited interaction with the family but knew Priyanka had been unwell and was often taken for treatment by her father in a rickshaw. They added that neither of them had been seen for the past four months.

Priyanka’s cousin Biswajit Biswas said she had been suffering from illness for a long time and was also undergoing treatment for mental health issues. The family further claimed that Priyanka’s mother had died in a similar manner in 2013, after which both father and daughter had been living in depression and isolation.

Police said the matter is under investigation and further details will be shared once evidence-based findings emerge.

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with inputs from Usman Chowdhary