Bhopal, Jan. 19 -- A 77-year-old man, Pritam Giri, was found dead in a lift shaft at the Chinar Dream City residential complex in Bhopal, approximately 10 days after he was reported missing, a police officer said on Monday.

Residents noticed a foul smell near the lift. A maintenance crew lifted the car and found a decomposed body at the bottom of the shaft. Family identified it as Pritam Giri from the clothing and slippers.

According to family members, Pritam Giri left his home in Chinar Dream City, Misrod, in the afternoon, telling family he was heading to Mandideep. When he didn't return, his son Manoj Giri reported him missing that night; a formal missing-person FIR was filed the next day at Misrod police station.

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