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Burari mystery: '6 of 11 deaths due to hanging'

| Monday | 2nd July, 2018

The entire family was hanging in the hallway,” said Singh, a retired train locomotive driver, said. The rest, including two 15-year-old boys, allegedly used chunnis (scarves) with religious motifs and cables to hang themselves. Cotton buds were found stuffed in their ears.A diary found in the house had detailed instructions + for "mass salvation", including how hangings should be conducted. Today, however, my wife noticed that the shop hadn’t opened till 7am and many customers had lined up outside. The Bhatias, who ran a shop in the area, seemed to have followed the instructions, some of which may have been written months ago.

NEW DELHI: The initial post mortem reports of six of the 11 family members who were found dead at their house in Delhi's Burari's area on Sunday morning have revealed hanging as the cause of the deaths.Autopsy was conducted on the six bodies last night.Delhi Police crime branch probing into the mystery behind the mass suicide would also question the fiance of the woman in the family who was supposed to get married later this year. Police are scanning through their call details as well.The possibility of the family being disciples of a godman practicing occult rituals is also being probed.The cops are also probing the internet search history of the family members.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.The eldest family member, Narayani Bhatia, 77, was found strangled in another room. The rest, including two 15-year-old boys, allegedly used chunnis (scarves) with religious motifs and cables to hang themselves. They were gagged and blindfolded, with hands tied. Cotton buds were found stuffed in their ears.A diary found in the house had detailed instructions + for "mass salvation", including how hangings should be conducted. The Bhatias, who ran a shop in the area, seemed to have followed the instructions, some of which may have been written months ago. They conducted a "havan" hours before the suicides.The deaths came to light at 7.15am, when a neighbour, Gurcharan Singh, visited the house and alerted the police after witnessing the horror.“The Bhatia brothers had recently started a dairy business from their general store and used to open their shop at 5.30am. Today, however, my wife noticed that the shop hadn’t opened till 7am and many customers had lined up outside. I went in to check and found the main door unlocked. The entire family was hanging in the hallway,” said Singh, a retired train locomotive driver, said.

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