Delhi woke up to the sensational news of 11 dead bodies found in a house in Burari this morning. Bodies of seven women and four men were found in the house.
According to sources, all of them belonged to the same family and owned a grocery shop.
Sources further said that 10 bodies were found blindfolded and hanging from a railing in the house and one was found lying on the floor.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has visited Burari to inspect the spot.
Speaking to reporters, Kejriwal said, “I spoke to the neighbours. They said it was a very loving and social family. We have to wait for the police to complete their investigation.”
According to the Delhi Police, the matter is being investigated from all possible angles.
According to Rajesh Khurana, Joint CP Central Range, Delhi Police, “Bodies of seven women and four men, including three teenagers have been found. We are investigating from all possible angles, we are not ruling out anything.”
They were all from the same family.
According to the policemen on the spot and eyewitnesses/ neignbours who found the dead bodies, the deceased include an old woman, her two sons, their wives, two boys aged around 16-17 years and four other women. Police sources said the old woman’s body was found on the floor and it was suspected that she was strangulated to death.
While the family, identified as Bhatias, lived on the first floor of the building, the ground floor housed their shop. They also owned a plywood business. The family was originally from Rajasthan.
The family closed the shutters of their shop at 11:45pm last night and went to bed. This morning, one of their neighbours came to buy milk at the shop and found it closed. On finding the house unlocked, he went upstairs and found the bodies.
“He found the bodies hanging from a net used for ventilation. He alerted other neighbours and informed us,” a policeman said.
“We have not found any suicide note. Prima facie it look like a case of suicide. We are recording the statements of the neighbours. So far, we have not found any reason behind their extreme step,” another policeman informed the media.
The Delhi BJP chief, Manoj Tiwari has also visited the area.
More details are awaited.
(The story has been updated.)