Is it a Dutch murder mystery or is it the story of a 'cowardly' man who is said to have fled from the Netherlands to allegedly escape the death of his wife? And how did she die? The Dindoshi police are out to find the answers to these questions. On May 21, Dindoshi resident Madhukar Shinde filed a missing person's complaint with them regarding his son Avdhut, who is nowhere to be found since May 18. That day, Avdhut had dropped off his minor children at Madhukar's home and left for an undisclosed location.

Avdhut and his children Advait and Srushti had left in a rush from the Netherlands without his wife Sharmila, who was later found dead under mysterious circumstances. Sources told mid-day that Avdhut and his family had been residing in a city in the Netherlands for the past four years. Last month, however, things went dramatically awry. "On May 17, Avdhut and Sharmila went for their usual morning walk. But he returned home alone and asked both the kids to pack their bags and rush to the airport, without their mother," said a senior police officer from the Dindoshi police station.