The decomposed body of a 52-year-old man was found in his Bansdroni home early on Saturday.

Police identified him as Siddhartha Roy. The exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained but officers said Roy had died a few days back. Neighbours had alerted cops after a stench started emanating from Roy’s residence.

“He lived alone in the flat. His mother, who used to live with his sister at a distance, would visit him frequently,” said a senior officer of the Bansdroni police station. “The body was found lying prostrate on the floor when we broke open the door of his flat.”

For almost a year now, Roy had stopped mingling with neighbours and kept to himself, the neighbours said. Maids, too, had stopped visiting.

Some residents of the area said they had a feeling that Roy had lost his job a year back since he wouldn’t step out as frequently as he used to.