Police identify body delivered in parcel

Yendagandi (West Godavari district): Thepolice on Monday said that the decomposed body received by a family was of B Paralayya, hailing from Gandhi Nagar. On December 19, the corpse of the 45-year-old man was delivered to Mudunuri Rangaraju’s home at Yendagandi village in the district in a wooden box, with a ransom letter demanding over Rs 1 crore.

“He (Parlayya) used to consume alcohol daily, which led to frequent quarrels with his wife and they had been living separately since 15 years,” West Godavari superintendent of police Adnan Nayeem Asmi told PTI, adding that later Parlayya lived like a tramp on the roadside and at temples.

Based on the clothing found on the deceased person’s body, relatives and neighbours identified him while police are also proceeding with a DNA test to further solidify the established identity with documentary evidence.

According to police, Parlayya was engaged by Sridhar Varma to work in his field to clear debris and weeds. The victim worked at Varma’s field on December 17.

He was last seen with Varma, who reportedly took him on his bike. Varma has been missing since Parlayya’s body arrived in a box at Raju’s home. Meanwhile, police identified Lakshmi as the person who handed over the body to an auto driver for delivery at Raju’s home. Moreover, the SP said Raju’s family was not cooperating with the probe. Investigation is on, they said.