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

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 members and is likely to rope in a psychiatrist to assist the investigators in the probe. The policemen questioned 20 family members, including the matriarch’s eldest son, her daughter and one of her deceased daughters-in-law’s sisters, all of whom denied that the family indulged in “occult”, said a senior police officer. A senior officer also spoke to doctors from VIMHANS on Monday who also opined that it was a case of “shared psychosis”, in which one person’s delusional beliefs are transmitted to others. A Crime Branch team, led by a deputy commissioner of police-rank officer, questioned deceased Narayan Devi’s eldest son, Dinesh, her daughter Sujata Nagpal, and Priyanka’s fiance at the police station. They also questioned Lalit’s wife Tina’s sisters since the investigation had revealed that Lalit and Tina were the ones who had convinced the family about performing the rituals to attain “salvation”.