Information about Avdhut Shinde, who is missing since the mysterious death of his wife Sharmila in the Netherlands, doesn't cease to bemuse the couple's acquaintances and the police. Sharmila's friends now say Avdhut was chatting with them over Whatsapp after her death in an attempt to pretend everything was normal.

Sharmila's decomposed body was recovered reportedly from the refrigerator of her flat in the Hague on May 18, days after she had moved there with their kids to join Avdhut. The revelation about her body being found in a refrigerator has shocked her friends in India. "Her mother believes that something went amiss between the couple on the night of May 16. She used to regularly speak to me over WhatsApp. I had dropped her a message saying 'where are you…no msg' which was not delivered until May 17 morning. When I got up at 7 am IST, I received a reply from her phone saying 'Babe, was busy in kids cycling, just got up'. However, I remember she never sent incomplete sentences," said her friend, adding, "Also, given the time difference between India and the Netherlands, how can one go for cycling around 3:30 am? I had also missed her Whastapp audio call on May 17 at 00:51 IST and replied to her at 1:58 am IST saying 'sorry I missed your call' to which she responded at 7:04 am IST saying 'We all are coming to India. He booked tickets for weekend' and 'He agreed for mutual separation'. It was definitely not Shammu. When I replied, the message was not delivered until May 18 morning probably because Avdhut and the children were in the flight to Mumbai."