Body tumbles out of temple wall in Mumbai

Policemen at the spot on the fourth floor of Vitthal Rakhmai Mandir, Dahisar, where the body was found.

The semi-decomposed body of a 43-year-old man was found hidden beneath tiles at the Vitthal Rakhmai Mandir, Dahisar (East) on Friday. According to the police, the body of Dattu Linga Attapalli had been buried the periphery of a low concrete culvert-like structure abutting a wall on the fourth floor of the temple.

The crime came to light after a plumber found fingers sticking out beneath some tiles. The police said Attapalli, who hailed from Andhra Pradesh, was a conservancy worker and lived on the temple premises at Anand Nagar. His 20-year-old son, Suresh, also works at the place of worship.

The body was buried in the wall of a drainage outlet and then covered with tiles and sealed a few days ago. The drainage outlet hole was one feet deep. He was attacked with a sharp weapon. there were injury marks on his head and all over the body, said a police officer.

On Friday afternoon, a man had come to check the tap on the fourth floor when he saw Attapallis body parts and notice a foul odour emanating from the place.

The plumber started yelling following which people gathered at the spot. They then informed the Dahisar police. The cops immediately took out the body and sent for post-mortem.

The police said Attapalli had been working on the temple premises for the past one year. He had gone missing about three days ago.

According to the police, Akkapalli last met the security guard of the temple on late December 30. He was in an inebriate state and was sleeping on the footpath outside the temple. However, his son never filed a missing persons complaint.

The Dahisar police have registered a case of murder and destruction of evidence.

Prima facie, this looks like he was killed due to some fight. A lot of workers live and work around the temple. We are rounding up everyone for questioning. Investigations are on, said a police officer.

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Body tumbles out of temple wall in Mumbai