In Noida,61-year-old sat with his mother’s body for two days

S S Virdi,a resident of the area,said,“Around 3.30 pm,I noticed the stench and called police. The mother and son were aloof,they rarely spoke to anyone.”

Preetinder Singh,Senior Superintendent of Police,said Suraj appeared to suffer from mental illness and tried stopping police personnel from entering the house.

“Vimla seems to have died around two days ago. Her son seems to be mentally ill. He was not very coherent when asked about the past few days. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. There were no injury marks on the body and it seems Vimla died of natural causes,” Singh said.

Police said when they tried entering the house,Suraj stopped them saying “my mother is very unwell”.

“Suraj himself was extremely emaciated and had to be taken to the hospital for a medical examination,” an officer said.

Police said Vimla’s husband was a retired government official and his pension was the only source of income for the two.

“Suraj is a mechanical engineer who worked with ONGC in Mumbai. Suraj says that he is a gold medallist from the University of Kurukshetra. His wife,Nalini,is separated from him. We have informed their relatives in Chandigarh,” the officer said.