It didn't seem like her husband had been dead for only a few hours when Lalita Shastri saw his body. His face was bloated and dark bluish. The body was swollen and had odd cut marks. Blood was dripping from the garments, pillows, and bed linens. As the family members voiced their concerns, Lal Bahadur Shastri's face was abruptly covered in sandal paste. Yet, the debate over whether India's second prime minister's death was indeed caused by a heart attack erupted. Whenever claims that Lal Bahadur Shastri was killed by the KGB, the CIA, or an insider surfaced.