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 at the spot, investigation on. pic.twitter.com/2MukQxi8az — ANI July 1, 2018 Ten bodies were found blind-folded and hanging in the house, while the body of a 75-year-old woman was found on the floor, the police told PTI.

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Delhi: 5 members of a family found dead, police suspect suicide
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi: 5 members of a family found dead, police suspect suicide

Hindustan Times  

Five members of a family were found dead inside their apartment in southwest Delhi's Rangpuri Village, police said Saturday. Police suspect the deceased, a man and his four daughters, allegedly died by suicide after they consumed a poisonous substance. Locals told the police that the mother died due to cancer a few years back. Police said neighbours had sensed foul …

Siblings found dead in Delhi home, 'accused' father's body recovered later
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Siblings found dead in Delhi home, 'accused' father's body recovered later

India Today  

Two siblings, a nine-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother, were found dead in their house in New Delhi on Saturday. Police reached the spot, forcefully entered the closed flat, and recovered the bodies of the children in one room, while the mother was found unconscious in another room. It was suspected that Shyamji, who ran a tea stall in Mayur …

Bengal: Decomposed Bodies of Four of Family Found in Flat
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengal: Decomposed Bodies of Four of Family Found in Flat

News 18  

Decomposed bodies of four members of a family have been found in their flat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, police said. The deceased persons were identified as 52-year-old Brindaban Karmakar, a cloth merchant, his wife Debasree Karmakar, who was in her forties, their 17-year-old daughter Debaleena and eight-year-old son Utsaha, a police officer said. His body was found …

UP: Two minor sisters found hanging from tree in Lakhimpur Kheri; probe underway
2 years, 4 months ago

UP: Two minor sisters found hanging from tree in Lakhimpur Kheri; probe underway

Firstpost  

The bodies have been sent for autopsy. The police are working to confirm the cause of death and establish the sequence of events New Delhi: Two minor sisters were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday. The girls were aged around 15 and 17 years old and their bodies were discovered around the afternoon, …

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 …

Bodies of 3 women, 2 children found in a well in Rajasthan's Dudu town
2 years, 7 months ago

Bodies of 3 women, 2 children found in a well in Rajasthan's Dudu town

Hindustan Times  

The bodies of three women, two of them pregnant, and two children were found in a well in Jaipur district’s Dudu town on Saturday, police said, adding that it appeared to be a case of suicide following harassment by in-laws. The women, aged 27, 23 and 20, were siblings and married to three brothers in Dudu town’s Meeno Ka Mohalla, …

Delhi: Dead bodies of woman, her 4 children found at residence in Seemapuri, probe on
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi: Dead bodies of woman, her 4 children found at residence in Seemapuri, probe on

India TV News  

Highlights 5 dead bodies were found in an apartment in Delhi's Seemapuri on Wednesday. In a shocking incident, 5 dead bodies were found at a residence in Delhi's Seemapuri on Wednesday. The Delhi Police received a call at around 1:30 pm, which said that 4-5 are lying unconscious in an apartment on the 5th floor in Old Seemapuri. So far …

2 Uttarakhand men found dead by roadside. Police find 2 more bodies at home
3 years ago

2 Uttarakhand men found dead by roadside. Police find 2 more bodies at home

Hindustan Times  

HALDWANI: Four members of a family were found dead on Wednesday in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Udham Singh Nagar district superintendent of police Mamta Vohra said the Uttarakhand Police are questioning the family members and neighbours of the four persons found murdered on Wednesday A passerby first spotted bodies of two young men …

Five members of family found dead under mysterious circumstances in Delhi's Bhajanpura area; cause of deaths yet to be ascertained
4 years, 11 months ago

Five members of family found dead under mysterious circumstances in Delhi's Bhajanpura area; cause of deaths yet to be ascertained

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Decomposed bodies of an e-rickshaw driver, his wife and three children were found inside their rented house in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday morning, police said. Police personnel broke open the door of the house and found the five decomposed bodies. The bodies of the three children were found in one room and that …

5 family members found dead at a house in Delhi's Bhajanpura
4 years, 11 months ago

5 family members found dead at a house in Delhi's Bhajanpura

India TV News  

Five members of a family including three children - aged 18, 16 and 12 years were found dead at a home in Delhi's Bhajanpura. Delhi Police had received a call at nearly 11:30 am today after neighbours complained of foul smell emanating from the house. The police broke the door of the house and found the five bodies -- three …

Three of family found dead inside IIT-Delhi campus
5 years, 5 months ago

Three of family found dead inside IIT-Delhi campus

India TV News  

Three members of a family were found hanging inside the Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi premises, the police said on Saturday. Bodies of Gulshan Das, a senior lab assistant in the Department of Bio-Chemistry at IIT, his wife Sunita and his mother Kamta were found hanging inside Kumar's official accommodation late on Friday night. According to the police, they …

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, …

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 …

At least one member of Burari family tried to save himself at last minute, say police
6 years, 6 months ago

At least one member of Burari family tried to save himself at last minute, say police

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police suspect that at least one member of the Burari family, who were found hanging from an iron grille inside their north Delhi home on July 1, had made a last-ditch unsuccessful attempt to escape death. Delhi Police takes away the stools, which were supposed to be used by the Bhatia family members while committing suicide, at Burari in …

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 …

Temple? Burari wonders what to do with ‘house of death’
6 years, 6 months ago

Temple? Burari wonders what to do with ‘house of death’

Hindustan Times  

The Burari house in which 11 members of a family were found dead on Sunday stares at an uncertain future with a a few locals suggesting that a temple should replace the building. A view of the house where 11 members of the Bhatia family allegedly committed suicide, at Burari in New Delhi, India, on July 1, 2018. But Ketan …

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, …

‘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 …

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 …

11 pipes in wall of room where 11 bodies found hanging: Suspense remains over chilling tale of Delhi death mystery, probe continues
6 years, 6 months ago

11 pipes in wall of room where 11 bodies found hanging: Suspense remains over chilling tale of Delhi death mystery, probe continues

India TV News  

With each passing day, new revelations are making the Burari death mystery in Delhi an even complex account of how and why eleven members of a family decided to take their lives, or was it a mass murder? But doctors have said that she had died due to "partial hanging", the officer said, adding that a rope was found hanging …

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 …

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”. …

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 …

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. …

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' …

11 members of a family found dead in Burari, occult links suspected | 10 points
6 years, 6 months ago

11 members of a family found dead in Burari, occult links suspected | 10 points

India Today  

Ten members of a family were found hanging in their house on Sunday morning. Police sources said that three members wanted to commit suicide but later decided to kill the entire family. The family's pet labrador was tethered on the terrace so that he doesn't bark when the family members were being hanged. Some handwritten notes have been found in …

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