Handwritten notes found at the house in north Delhi’s Burari where 11 of a family were found dead, indicate observance of spiritual or mystical practices by the family, police said on Sunday.
Ten people were found hanging — blindfolded, gagged and hands tied — on the first floor of the house whereas the dead body of an old lady was found in an adjacent room in the house in Sant Nagar.
They seemed to have reposed their faith on one thing — that God will miraculously appear and save them the moment they hanged themselves.
Almost every step mentioned in the notes seem to be have been religiously followed by the family,’ said a police officer.
‘The moment they hanged themselves and began gasping for breath, they would see God saving them,’ said the officer, paraphrasing the note.
The deceased were identified as Narayan Devi (77), her two sons Bhavnesh (50)and Lalit (45), her daughters-in-law Savita (48) and Teena (42), her daughter Pratibha (57), her grandchildren Priyanka (33), Nitu (25), Monu (23), Dhruv (15) and Shivam (15).
