Outlets for ventilation or something else? 11 pipes in wall add to mystery

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?

In one of the latest revelation, 11 pipes, synonymous with 11 deaths in the family, were found protruding from one wall of the house. Four of the pipes point straight, seven are bent. Even as the crime branch is investigating all aspects, many have pointed out the similarities–four of the dead were men and seven women.

This has baffled investigators because there was no water outlet on that side of the house. The spiritual link in the entire matter is gaining further momentum with such strange and chilling details.

Eleven members of the family, including seven women and two children, were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their residence on Sunday.

The post-mortem of eight of the 11 people, who were found dead at their house in north Delhi’s Burari locality, has revealed there were no signs of a struggle and all of them died as a result of hanging.

The post-mortem of eight persons, including the two children and their grandmother Narayan Devi, has been carried out and so far, police have not found any signs of strangulation or scuffle, according to an officer.

Ten of those dead were found hanging from an iron-mesh in the ceiling for ventilation, while the body of 77-year-old Narayan was lying on the floor in another room of the house.

(Also read : Burari Deaths: Post-mortem, police reports hint at suicide pact).

Earlier, it was suspected that Narayan died due to strangulation. But doctors have said that she had died due to “partial hanging”, the officer said, adding that a rope was found hanging near her body.
It is being probed who took out the rope from her neck, he said.

“From initial examination, it seems that they all died due to ante-mortem hanging. The final report is awaited,” the officer said.
Police suspect that the deaths were part of a suicide pact, carried out in accordance with a religious practice, as handwritten notes found on the spot indicated. Some of the notes stated that “one will not die” but attain something “great”, the officer said.

NOTES HAVE SIMILARITY TO THE ACT

A diary with handwritten notes was recovered from the house where 11 people were found dead by hanging on Sunday morning in the Sant Nagar area of Burari. The contents of the diary had stark similarities to the manner in which the hands and mouths of the deceased were tied and taped while the commissioning of the act. The contents also hint at a possibility of the extremely religious family indulging in occult practices. Below are the details of the contents and the ‘path the 11 followed to attain salvation:

Pattiyan achchhe se baandhni hai.. Shoonya ke alaawa kuch nahi dikhna chahiye.. Rassi ke saath sooti chunniyan ya sari ka prayog karna hai.. (tie the tapes securely around (eyes)… Apart from ropes.. use cotton head scarf or a sari)
“Saat din baad pooja lagataar karni hai.. thoda lagan aur shraddha se.. Koi ghar me aa jaaye to agle din.. (after seven days do pray with devotion.. if someone comes to the house with more devotion)
Guruvaar ya Ravivaar ko chunein.. (select a Thursday or a Sunday)
“Bebbe khadi nahi ho sakti to alag kamre me late sakti hain.” (Reference to the matriarch (Bebbe).. she can’t stand and can be taken to a different room)
“Sabki soch ek jaisi honi chahiye.. Pehle se jyada dhridhta se.. Ye karte hi tumhare aage ke kaam dhridhta se shuru honge (we all have to think or ideate together.. with more devotion.. if we do this our goals will be achieved easily)
Madhdham roshni ka prayog karna hai (use dim light)
Haathon ki pattiyan bach jaaye to usey aankhon pe double kar lena.. (if the ropes or clothes to be tied around hands are slightly long, use the extra length bit to tape your eyes or secure your blindfold)
Muh ki patti ko bhi rumaal se double kar lena.. (apart from the piece of cloth, tape/gag your mouth with handkerchief)
Jitni dhridhta aur shraddha dikhaoge utna hi uchit phal milega.(You will achieve penance easily if you show grit and devotion)
Raatri ke 12-1 ke beech kriya karna hai. Uske pehle havan karna hai.(the task has to be done between midnight and 1 am … before that perform a religious ritual)