New Delhi - In a scene straight out of a horror movie, blood has been leaking out of the walls of an apartment in Ahmedabad.

Forensic experts have identified the "red liquid" as human blood, shocking the apartment's 14 inhabitants, the Indian Express newspaper reported.

Hiralal Jethamal Shah, 70, first noticed it while bathing on Wednesday. He said his clothes were stained red.

Forensic scientists tested the liquid and confirmed that it was human blood, but digging up the floor did not lead to further clues, the report said.

Police were planning to bring in sniffer dogs for more leads.

• This article was originally published on page 2 of Cape Times on July 25, 2003