Wives fight over the dead body: Former India international Kannan's last rites delayed

Former India footballer P Kannan's body was left in the morgue for three days and was finally sent to Bengaluru for cremation, following a bitter feud between one of his two former wives and the current wife.

The former forward, who played 14 matches for India, died following a prolonged illness on Sunday as his family said he's survived by wife Antoinette and two daughters.

But at the time of the body's release, Kannan's first wife Vijay Laxmi flew down from Bengaluru to claim possession, producing marriage certificate.

During the controversy, it also came to light that Kannan also had a third wife, who is not traceable as Antoinette and Vijay Laxmi washed dirty linen in public as the dead body remained at the Gora Bazar morgue in Dum Dum for three days.

"The issue is sorted and his first wife took the body to Bengaluru after Antoinette relented," South Dum Dum councillor Sanjoy Das told PTI.

Kannan's Kolkata-based wife Antoinette said she has given a no-objection letter.

"I've given