Delhi Burari deaths: Cops recover handwritten notes with details of 'mass murder', possible links to the occult
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Burari deaths: Cops recover handwritten notes with details of 'mass murder', possible links to the occult

Firstpost  

Eleven members of a family, including two minor boys, were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their home in north Delhi’s Burari on Sunday, with the police suspecting the family followed some religious practice to “attain salvation”. A police officer said a probe will be conducted to find “if the family indulged in occult practices” or they followed “any godman”. Another area resident said, “They were all hanging with ‘chunnis’ while Lalit had a telephone wire wrapped around his neck along with a ‘chunni’.” After that, the residents called the police. Relatives dismiss ‘religious angle’, suspect foul play A relative of the 11 members of a family suspected foul play in the incident, saying that “they were educated people and not superstitious”.

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Suicide Pact Or Psychosis: Uncovering Secrets Behind 11 Deaths At Burari Home
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Suicide Pact Or Psychosis: Uncovering Secrets Behind 11 Deaths At Burari Home

ABP News  

Most Shocking Crimes: What began as an ordinary day for many in the bustling neighbourhood of Delhi's Burari area on July 1, 2018, soon turned into a scene of unimaginable horror as news emerged of multiple deaths within a single household. In this week's edition of ABPLive's 'Most Shocking Crimes', we remember the chilling Burari 'House of Horrors' case, where …

Delhi: Five arrested in 23-year-old woman’s murder case
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Five arrested in 23-year-old woman’s murder case

Firstpost  

On Saturday, a 23-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit inside an office in northwest Delhi’s Azadpur area New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested five persons in a case of murder inside an office in northwest Delhi’s Azadpur area on Saturday. With the arrest of five accused persons, the Delhi Police solved this case within six hours of the …

Maharashtra’s 9 family members’ suicide brings back horror of Burari death
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra’s 9 family members’ suicide brings back horror of Burari death

Live Mint  

The horror of Delhi's Burari deaths is back to haunt us as the suspected suicide of 9 members of the same family in Maharashtra's Sangli comes to light. The incidents remind us of 2018's spine-chilling event of the mass suicide of the 11 members of the Chundwat family in Delhi's Burari region. The docuseries titled 'House of Secrets: The Burari …

Burari family's psychological autopsy report released, confirms Delhi Police's theory of self-sacrifice to 'attain god'
6 years, 4 months ago

Burari family's psychological autopsy report released, confirms Delhi Police's theory of self-sacrifice to 'attain god'

Firstpost  

The police had written to the CBI in July to conduct the psychological autopsy and received the report on Wednesday evening, the official said. New Delhi: The psychological autopsy report of the 11 members of the Chundawat family who were found dead under mysterious circumstances in North Delhi’s Burari on 1 July, concurs with Delhi police probe into the case, …

Five theories, many questions: What cops believe may have happened to Burari family
6 years, 5 months ago

Five theories, many questions: What cops believe may have happened to Burari family

Hindustan Times  

Eleven members of a family were found dead in New Delhi on July 1, most of them hanging from the ceiling of their home, blindfolded, gagged and with hands tied behind the back. It was a ritual gone wrong Reason: The contents of 11 notebooks recovered from the house pointed to the family indulging in a ritual to invoke the …

Mass suicide or mass murder? Burari family deaths still a mystery 3 weeks later
6 years, 5 months ago

Mass suicide or mass murder? Burari family deaths still a mystery 3 weeks later

Hindustan Times  

Ten bodies hanging from the iron grill of a ventilation shaft, one lying on the floor, one sick dog barking furiously and an open house with no apparent signs of struggle – even to experienced investigators, the scene at the house in Burari was unlike anything they had encountered before. Hanging 11 living people with “clinical precision” would have left …

After Burari deaths, family of 6 commit mass suicide in Jharkhand
6 years, 6 months ago

After Burari deaths, family of 6 commit mass suicide in Jharkhand

Deccan Chronicle  

Hazaribagh: With the country still coming to terms with the horrific mass suicide in New Delhi's Burari, another shocking and similar case has emerged from Jharkhand. The police reached the spot early Sunday morning and said that a suicide note was recovered from the apartment. The suicide note clearly mentions that the family took this extreme step due to heavy …

Delhi Burari deaths: Postmortem reveals 10 members of Bhatia family had hung themselves; no injury marks on bodies
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Burari deaths: Postmortem reveals 10 members of Bhatia family had hung themselves; no injury marks on bodies

Firstpost  

Days after the bodies of 11 members of a family were found in Delhi’s Burari area on 1 July, the postmortem report of 10 members revealed that they had hung themselves with no injury marks on their bodies, Delhi police said. Days after the bodies of 11 members of a family were found in Delhi’s Burari area on 1 July, …

Burari mystery latest: Dead father’s instructions and 4 wandering souls
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari mystery latest: Dead father’s instructions and 4 wandering souls

Hindustan Times  

The death of 11 members of a family in north Delhi’s Burari locality remains shrouded in mystery as more details emerge from the handwritten notes recovered from the house. Those found dead in the north Delhi house include 77-year-old Narayan Devi, her two sons Bhavnesh Bhatia and Lalit Bhatia, their wives Savita and Tina respectively, Narayan’s daughter Pratibha and five …

Over 200 people questioned in connection with Burari deaths
6 years, 6 months ago

Over 200 people questioned in connection with Burari deaths

Hindustan Times  

Over 200 people have been questioned in connection with the mysterious deaths of 11 members of a family in north Delhi’s Burari, even as the police are certain that it was a case of “mass suicide”, said a senior police officer. Delhi Police takes away the stools, which were supposed to be used by the Bhatia family members while committing …

To combat superstition, run rationality classes in school
6 years, 6 months ago

To combat superstition, run rationality classes in school

Hindustan Times  

On July 1, Delhi woke up to the horrific news of the death of 11 members of a family in Burari. A forensic expert inspects the house, where 11 members of a family were found hanging from an iron grill, in Burari area of New Delhi on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Relying on the autopsy that ruled out murder and …

Reincarnation, rituals and religion: The unsolved mysteries of Burari deaths
6 years, 6 months ago

Reincarnation, rituals and religion: The unsolved mysteries of Burari deaths

Hindustan Times  

When 11 members of a family were found dead at their home in north Delhi’s Burari on Sunday, there was no immediate explanation for their mysterious deaths. A police man stands in the balcony of the house, where 11 members of a family were found hanging from an iron grill, in Burari area of New Delhi. Police say though the …

Delhi Burari deaths: Police access call detail records of family, people who spoke to members on phone to be questioned
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Burari deaths: Police access call detail records of family, people who spoke to members on phone to be questioned

Firstpost  

Over 100 people, including the other family members and neighbours, have been questioned so far in connection with the deaths. The police are scanning the call detail records of the 11 family members. New Delhi: The Delhi Police has accessed the call detail records of the 11 members of a Burari-based family who were found dead under mysterious circumstances on …

Burari Deaths: Cops to Ascertain If There Was ‘External Influence’
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari Deaths: Cops to Ascertain If There Was ‘External Influence’

The Quint  

The initial autopsy report had said that all 11 members had died of hanging and there were no signs of struggle or scuffle. Ten of the 11 members of the deceased family were found hanging from an iron-mesh in the ceiling on Sunday, 1 July, while the body of 77-year-old Narayan Devi, the head of the family, was lying on …

Delhi Burari deaths: Police recovers CCTV footage and diaries, says family expected divine intervention to save them
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Burari deaths: Police recovers CCTV footage and diaries, says family expected divine intervention to save them

Firstpost  

The Delhi Burari family was not expecting to die, said the police, and thought that “the Earth will shake” and “there will be thunder in the sky”, following which they will be saved New Delhi: More morbid details came out in the mysterious deaths of 11 members of a family in Burari in north Delhi, as CCTV footage showed some …

Burari hangings: Week-long ‘thanksgiving ritual’ led to deaths, Delhi police suspect
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari hangings: Week-long ‘thanksgiving ritual’ led to deaths, Delhi police suspect

Hindustan Times  

Having analysed the handwritten notes recovered from the Burari house where 11 members of a family were found dead on Sunday, and reviewed CCTV footage from the neighbourhood, the Delhi Police on Wednesday said that the “ritual” was part of a seven-day “thanksgiving ceremony” in which death wasn’t ever in the picture. Burari hangings: A screengrab from a CCTV camera …

Burari deaths: New things that we know and what we still don't
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari deaths: New things that we know and what we still don't

India Today  

Mystery of the death of 11 members of a family in Delhi's Burari remains unsolved. One of the diary entries hints that the deaths of the Burari family members could have been planned five years ago as a means to attain "moksha". The diary entries were made "after receiving messages from the spirit" of Bhopal Das as "revealed" to Lalit, …

Delhi Burari deaths: As pet dog of Bhatia family makes speedy recovery, police hope it will yield clues about family
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Burari deaths: As pet dog of Bhatia family makes speedy recovery, police hope it will yield clues about family

Firstpost  

The pet dog of the Burari family, whose 11 members were found dead on 1 July, was showing signs of improvement, said an animal rights activist, who has been taking care of him New Delhi: The pet dog of the Burari family, whose 11 members were found dead on 1 July, was showing signs of improvement, said an animal rights …

‘New’ notes from 2007 found, police probing presence of 12th person in Delhi family deaths case
6 years, 6 months ago

‘New’ notes from 2007 found, police probing presence of 12th person in Delhi family deaths case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi police are investigating the possibility of the presence of a 12th person in the Burari house where 11 members of a family were found dead on Sunday, even as they recovered more hand-written notes that suggest the family may have dabbled in occult practices since 2007. Either the family believed that a superpower would enter through the gate …

Delhi Burari deaths: Police rules out involvement of godmen, to probe case as suicide caused by 'shared psychosis'
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Burari deaths: Police rules out involvement of godmen, to probe case as suicide caused by 'shared psychosis'

Firstpost  

The Delhi Police has questioned over 20 relatives of the Burari-based family in connection with the mysterious deaths of its 11 members and is likely to rope in a psychiatrist to assist the investigators in the probe New Delhi: The Delhi Police has questioned over 20 relatives of the Burari-based family in connection with the mysterious deaths of its 11 …

Burari death case: Delhi Police suspects Bhatia family had 'shared psychosis' as kin denies occult links
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari death case: Delhi Police suspects Bhatia family had 'shared psychosis' as kin denies occult links

Firstpost  

The police suspect that the Bhatia family, whose 11 members were found dead on 1 July in their house at Burari in North Delhi under mysterious circumstances, might have been suffering from ‘shared psychosis.’ New Delhi: The police suspect that the Bhatia family, whose 11 members were found dead on 1 July in their house at Burari in North Delhi …

Burari deaths: Delhi businessman who led hanging ritual took ‘orders from dead father’, diary notes reveal
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari deaths: Delhi businessman who led hanging ritual took ‘orders from dead father’, diary notes reveal

Hindustan Times  

Lalit Bhatia, a 45-year-old businessman, seemed to have led a ritual in which 10 members of his family died on Sunday in New Delhi’s Burari, a police officer has said. He would attribute all the ritualistic activities to ‘upar se aadesh’,” said the Delhi police officer. “He would often be taking rest and I would be taking care of his …

Delhi police tracking ‘godmen’ based on call records to solve mysterious deaths of family of 11
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi police tracking ‘godmen’ based on call records to solve mysterious deaths of family of 11

Hindustan Times  

More strange details emerged over what appears to be the ritualistic deaths of a family of 11 in Burari in North Delhi on Sunday, even as police started investigating the role of godmen or occultists in the incident, and the autopsies revealed that all 11 died from hanging. A police officer said on condition of anonymity that investigators have come …

Day after Burari deaths, autopsy reveals six of 11 family members died of hanging
6 years, 6 months ago

Day after Burari deaths, autopsy reveals six of 11 family members died of hanging

Hindustan Times  

The autopsy has confirmed death because of hanging for six of the 11 members of the Bhatia family who were found dead in their home in north Delhi’s Burari area on Sunday. Eleven members of the Bhatia family were found dead in their home in north Delhi’s Burari area on Sunday. Ten of the 11 members, blindfolded, gagged and hands …

Burari case: Here's what we know about mysterious death of 11 members of same family
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari case: Here's what we know about mysterious death of 11 members of same family

India TV News  

The death mystery of an 11-member family in New Delhi's Burari area has sent shockwaves across the national capital. Image Source : INDIA TV Another relative suspected foul play into the incident and claimed that he spoke to the family a night before. Image Source : INDIA TV Police said that the members of the family were blindfolded and were …

Who wrote in the diary and why: Delhi Crime Branch officials begin investigation in ghastly Burari deaths
6 years, 6 months ago

Who wrote in the diary and why: Delhi Crime Branch officials begin investigation in ghastly Burari deaths

Firstpost  

Ten of the 11 members of the family were found blindfolded and hanging in their house in Delhi’s Burari. The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, which is investigating the deaths of 11 members of a family found dead under mysterious circumstances in the city’s Burari area on Sunday, said it is analysing the handwriting in the diary that contained …

Burari deaths murder not suicide, say relatives
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari deaths murder not suicide, say relatives

India Today  

A relative of the Burari family, whose 11 members were found dead on Sunday, has denied an occult angle to the deaths and called it a murder as told to ANI. This family was a happy and peace loving one who never believed in 'babas': Sujata, relative of the family who allegedly committed suicide in Delhi's Burari yesterday. Eleven members …

The mystery of Burari deaths: 10 questions still unanswered
6 years, 6 months ago

The mystery of Burari deaths: 10 questions still unanswered

India Today  

The bodies of 11 members of a Delhi family, ten of them hanging from an iron-mesh in the ceiling inside a room, were found at their residence in Burari's Sant Nagar area on Sunday morning. Police have found two notebooks with several notes with several instructions for the family. The police till now believe that the family might be involved …

Delhi family deaths: Occult ritual may have gone awry
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi family deaths: Occult ritual may have gone awry

The Hindu  

The police have registered a murder case after 11 persons of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances in north Delhi’s Burari area on Sunday. According to the police, evidence found in the house suggest that the family may have been practising an occult ritual that may have gone awry. ‘Hand-written notes’ “The house was neither ransacked nor any …

Burari case: Mystery on 11 deaths deepens, Delhi Police hints at 'spiritual, mystical practices' by whole family
6 years, 6 months ago

Burari case: Mystery on 11 deaths deepens, Delhi Police hints at 'spiritual, mystical practices' by whole family

India TV News  

In a gruesome sight, 11 members of a family were found dead -- some blindfolded and hanging from an iron grill ceiling -- at their house in Delhi's Burari on Sunday, sending shockwaves across the national capital. The mystery has further deepened with the latest revealation made by Delhi Police, hinting at "spiritual and mystical practices" by the entire family. …

11 of a family found dead in a house in Delhi's Burari area; police suspects suicide, but probe still underway
6 years, 6 months ago

11 of a family found dead in a house in Delhi's Burari area; police suspects suicide, but probe still underway

Firstpost  

The Delhi Police has sent a team to Burari to investigate the case after 11 bodies were found hanging in the house. Eleven members of a family, including seven women, were found dead in north Delhi’s Burari on Sunday morning. #LatestVisuals from Delhi's Burari where bodies of 7 women and 4 men have been found at a house; Police present …

Delhi shocker: 11 family members found hanging, blindfolded in Burari house
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi shocker: 11 family members found hanging, blindfolded in Burari house

India Today  

The Delhi Police have rushed in a forensic team to Burari in north Delhi where 11 members of a family were found hanging and blindfolded early Sunday morning. Delhi: Police inspects the house in Burari where 11 bodies were found blindfolded and hanging from a railing, earlier today. We are investigating from all possible angles, we are not ruling out …

Post-mortem reveals Burari family hanged to death, no signs of struggle
6 years, 6 months ago

Post-mortem reveals Burari family hanged to death, no signs of struggle

India Today  

The post-mortem report of six of the 11 members who were found dead at their residence in Burari has been received. Eleven members of the family were found dead in north Delhi's Burari on Sunday morning. Later in the day, in a shocking revelation, a number of handwritten notes were found which pointed towards the family's spiritual/mystical tendencies. WATCH | …

Manner in which eyes, mouths of bodies were covered show occult link in Burari deaths
6 years, 6 months ago

Manner in which eyes, mouths of bodies were covered show occult link in Burari deaths

India Today  

Investigations into the mystery of a family who was found dead in North Delhi's Burari area has dug up some rather bizarre revelations. Certain hand written notes that were found show the family would often conduct some sort of ritualistic\mystical practices. There were strong similarities between what was in these notes and the manner in which the deceased family members' …

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