Naked body found in ice-cream fridge in Maldah

Kolkata, 22 July (HS): Naked body of a 40-year-old man was recovered from an ice cream fridge of a famous company in the area adjacent to Hindustan Godown at Bachamari area of Ward No. 19 of Maldah Municipality on Monday.

According to police sources, the deceased has been identified as Mrinal Kanti Bose, a resident of Bangaon. Mrinal used to drive the ice cream cart of the godown for the last six-seven years. The police recovered the body and sent it to Maldah Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem.

According to local sources, on Monday morning, an employee of the company was looking for Mrinal to send goods by cart. An employee of the godown opened the ice cream fridge and saw Mrinal's naked body lying inside the fridge.

Jayant Pal Chaudhary, the owner of the ice cream godown, said, "We looked upon Mrinal as our family member. Sunday was a holiday. I think he had drunk too much of alcohol.''

But the question as to why Mrinal was naked has not been answered. The warehouse manager Santosh Ghosh has lodged a complaint with the police station. The police have initiated an investigation into the matter.