Wooden Crate, Dead Body, A Letter: How Andhra Woman's Horror Unfolded

The woman's family immediately alerted the police, who moved the body to a government hospital for post-mortem examination.

A woman received a wooden crate which she thought contained electrical goods for her new home. When she opened the crate, however, she found a dead body and a letter demanding Rs 1.35 crore.

The incident took place in Yendagandi village of Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district. On Thursday night, the parcel arrived at the under-construction home of Naga Tulasi. According to the police, the wooden crate, delivered via autorickshaw, was presumed by Tulasi to be a shipment of electrical goods promised by a philanthropist who had earlier sent her building materials like tiles and paints.

Over a decade ago, her husband went missing, leaving her to live with her parents. She later moved to a rented house before starting construction on her new home, located about a kilometre away from her parents' residence. Tulasi had recently sought financial assistance to complete her new home. The philanthropist had previously supported her by sending construction materials. On this occasion, she was led to believe that the crate contained items like motors and other electrical appliances.