The Dutch mystery: Saw injury marks on her, says woman's kin

The brother of Sharmila Shinde whose body reached Mumbai from The Netherlands on Sunday has said that the Dutch police told them that she was murdered and her body had been found in a highly decomposed condition inside their flat Sharmilas sisterinlaw told midday that there were a few injury marks on her bodyAvdhut Shinde who went underground after reaching Mumbai is a senior executive with a wellknown shipping company The Shindes and their two children had moved to The Netherlands from Pune where they spent eight yearsSharmilas brother Shashidhar Shetty told midday The embassy officials told me they do not reveal the exact cause of death in the postmortem report Only cardiac arrest is mentioned even if the person died of a gunshot wound or stabbing or anything else But the Dutch police told me that it was not an accidental death and she had been killed The rules and regulations in The Netherlands are very strictShettys wife Harini told midday We do not know the reason for her death But there were a few injury marks on her bodyAlso readMumbai Dindoshi police hunt for man who fled after wifes mysterious deathAn officer at Dindoshi police station said The post mortem report reveals that she died of cardiac arrest The police are however tightlipped about Shettys murder claimSharmilas sisterinlawHarini ShettyShetty said Sharmilas body was decomposed only her face was presentable I dont know if there was any injury mark on her body because I only saw her face It was a love marriage and they were happily together We never heard of any complaints from my sister God knows what happened there in The NetherlandsWhen the Shetty family got to know about Sharmilas death they reached Dindoshi police station and enquired about Avdhuts whereabouts The cops are looking for him We dont know where is he hiding Shetty saidSharmilas mother Shushilas health deteriorated and she was not in a condition to speak to midday when approached at her house in Bhandup Sharmilas father passed away 15 years agoThe Shinde family sent R550lakh through RTGS to the agency that sent Sharmilas body to Mumbai after embalming it Her funeral was conducted at Vikhroli on SundayHer inlaws and children had come for the funeral It was a sad state of affairs as the children were crying a lot said HariniTill now the Shetty family has not registered any complaint against AvdhutMeanwhile sources at Dindoshi police station told midday that Avdhut is hiding somewhere in Maharashtra He has been making calls to his parents using different numbers Initially he was in Ratnagiri and later moved to Nashik said the source at the police stationThe cops are finding it tough to locate Avdhuts whereabouts as he is not carrying his mobile phone with him However the Dindoshi police have issued alerts across Maharashtra along with his photograph and nameAvdhut has not contacted his wifes family since his wifes death in the Netherlands He has only been contacting his parents Sharmilas mother loved Avdhut more than her own daughter He reached Mumbai and went underground The condition of my motherinlaw is terrible said HariniInputs by Samiullah KhanCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates