India - 11 bodies, 10 of them hanging, found at New Delhi home 1 July 2018

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11 bodies, 10 of them hanging, found at New Delhi home - CityNews Toronto

epa06854411 An ambulance carring bodies leaves from the scene where 11 members of a family were found dead in New Delhi, India, 01 July 2018. According to news reports, 10 people were found blindfolded and hanging and one elderly woman was found dead on the floor. Police are investigating the matter. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

Police in India’s capital said they found 11 bodies in a home under mysterious circumstances on Sunday, including 10 that were blindfolded and hanging.

The victims were all from the same family and most had lived in the home where they were found in Burari village in the northern part of New Delhi, said police officer Vineet Kumar.

Police are investigating whether the victims – four men, three women and four girls – died by suicide or were killed, Kumar said, adding that no suicide note was found.

Kumar said police began their investigation after they received a call Sunday morning that some “members of a family have committed suicide.”

There were no bullet marks on the bodies of the victims, and there was no sign of forced entry into the house, Kumar said. “We’re yet to reach any conclusion whatsoever,” he said.

 

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11 Of Family Found Dead In Delhi Home, Blindfolded And Hanging
"We are investigating from all possible angles, we are not ruling out anything. The bodies have been sent for postmortem," he added.

The Bhatia family ran a grocery shop and plywood business a few steps from their double-storey home in Burari's Sant Nagar. They have been living in the area for the last two decades.

Every morning, their shop would open by 6, but when it didn't till 7.30 today, a neighbour went to check on the family. Finding the door open, he went inside and saw the family members hanging from the grill ceiling using dupattas. They were blindfolded and their mouths taped shut, he said

He informed the police, who rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The police are currently examining the CCTV footage for clues.

 

[hudunit]

The door was open or unlocked.

 

[emmet]

11 Of Family Found Dead In Delhi Home, Blindfolded And Hanging Finding the door open, he went inside and saw the family members hanging from the grill ceiling using dupattas.

dupatta

 

[Jax49]

LE suspects suicide? Wow.

 

[YamBunny]

Ten found hanged in Delhi house
The other two articles don't seem to mention this. But this BBC article says there were notes indicating "mystical practice". Not quite sure what this means, but it definitely seems important imo

 

[bluesneakers]

LE suspects suicide? Wow.

Like Heaven's Gate or Jonestown? I can't imagine the kids made the choice themselves, and like Jonestown maybe others were coerced in some way.

Handwritten Notes at Delhi House Reveal Detailed Instructions on How to Kill 11 Members of Family

Police have recovered handwritten notes saying "the human body is temporary and one can overcome fear by covering their eyes and mouth".

"We have found handwritten notes detailing how hands and legs are to be tied and are quite similar to the manner in which the bodies of 10 persons were found. They are exhaustive notes and we are studying them," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar.

"The notes say if a group of 11 people follow these rituals, all problems would ease out and they would attain salvation. Some notes have dates on which they were written while others don't. All the notes talk about reaching the end and gaining peace," one of the investigators said.​

Occult Angle Suspected After Family Of 11 Found Dead In Delhi Home

During a search of the house, certain handwritten notes were found, which point to the observance of some definite "spiritual or mystical practices by the family," a communique from the police said in the evening.

The notes spoke of how "the human body is temporary and one can overcome fear by covering their eyes and mouth," news agency Press Trust of India reported, quoting police officers.​

 

[MsFacetious]

Just wow.

 

[riddley]

That is a crazy belief if they did that for spiritual practice.

 

[Hatfield]

Not sure of the ages but saw above it said - four men, three women and four girls –

I am guessing the 4 girls were not mature enough to make up their own mind without being coerced by others.

This is really sad. If someone wants to take themselves out then they should not be coercing others into their belief system. This is really sad and bizarre.

 

[riddley]

Not sure of the ages but saw above it said - four men, three women and four girls –

I am guessing the 4 girls were not mature enough to make up their own mind without being coerced by others.

This is really sad. If someone wants to take themselves out then they should not be coercing others into their belief system. This is really sad and bizarre.

It seems so the young ones are just victims.

 

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Blindfolded, bound bodies found hanging at home in India
"A surviving family member told The Associated Press he believed his relatives were murdered.

“No father can kill his own son,” Arjun Thukral said. “How would a mother be able to kill her own children? I don't think they committed suicide. These are murders.”

Neighboring residents also disputed that the family — reportedly preparing for a wedding — could have died by suicide."

Indian police find 11 family members dead and blindfolded in 1 home | CBC News
"Police are investigating whether the victims — four men, three women and four girls — died by suicide or were killed, Kumar said, adding that no suicide note was found."
"Ten bodies, blindfolded by cotton and pieces of cloth, were found hanging from an iron grill used as a ventilator in the home's courtyard, while the body of a 70-year-old woman was lying on the floor of the house, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with department policy."

 

[YamBunny]

Death of 11 family members in India may be ritual ‘mass suicide,’ police say

 

[tmar]

Ten found hanged in Delhi house
The other two articles don't seem to mention this. But this BBC article says there were notes indicating "mystical practice". Not quite sure what this means, but it definitely seems important imo

How horrid, if correct.
Mystical deaths

 

[YamBunny]

The occult theory behind India's house of 'mass hangings'
Some more information on what police have shared and what they think may have happened. Also includes what some other family members think.

 

[Lamima]

This is a docuseries on Netflix called House of Secrets. Wowza! What a story.

 

[dotr]

This is a docuseries on Netflix called House of Secrets. Wowza! What a story.

Thanks for the heads up @ Lamima!