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Case Reports
. 2001 Mar 1;117(1-2):57-63.
doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(00)00449-7.

An Indian mummy: a case report

I Jit  1 , S Sehgal, D Sahni
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An Indian mummy: a case report

I Jit et al. Forensic Sci Int. .

Abstract

A case of mummification occurring in northwest India (Chandigarh) is described. A middle-aged man developed an abscess on his back and was treated by a mystical man who did not allow him any food or water. After a few days the patient died. On the advice of the mystical man the body was kept in a room which was made hot and dry. The police discovered the body after 2 years. A postmortem examination was conducted and findings are reported.

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