Delhi: 11 members of a family found dead in Burari, investigation on

In a tragic incident this morning, bodies of 7 women and 4 men were found at a house in North Delhi's Burari area. A team of police is present at the spot and is investigating into the matter.

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.

The case has since been transferred to the Crime Branch.


Hand-written letters that have also been recovered which suggest a spiritual angle to the deaths.

The police found 11 bodies , including 10 that were blindfolded and hanging.

"10 bodies were found blindfolded and hanging from a railing in the house and one body was found lying on the floor. The family owned a grocery shop," reported ANI.


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

But he said that no suicide note was found, and that police were investigating whether the victims, four men, three women and four girls, died by suicide or were killed.

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

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.

The family had lived in the house for more than two decades. It said the house belongs to a businessman who ran a plywood shop and dairy.

Around 8 a.m. Sunday, a neighbor with whom the businessman used to go for morning walks went to see him and found the door of the house open and the 10 people, including the businessman, hanging. He raised an alarm and people called the police.

Arjun Thukral, a relative of the family who lives in the same neighborhood, said he ran to the victims' house as news of the deaths spread.

``I saw the bodies hanging, stools lying around, and my wife's aunt sprawled on the floor by the bed. I couldn't bear watching anymore,'' he said.