Delhi
Cops and locals baffled by the placement of the pipes as there was no water outlet on that side of the house
Updated : Jul 03, 2018, 07:09 AM IST
The discovery of 11 plastic pipes protruding out of the wall of the house where 11 of a family were found dead in the Sant Nagar area of North Delhi's Burari on Sunday morning has added to the chilling mystery. Theories of the pipes being a vent for their spirits to go out floated in the air as the police remained baffled as to why would someone have so many pipes set close to each other in the wall when there was no water outlet on that side of the house.
Strange as the pipes looked, the stranger was their placement. While seven were facing downwards, four of them were facing straight. Moreover, two of them were placed at a distance from the rest. Seven pipes are of same size (indicating seven women in the house) and four of different (four men of the house ). The two pipes which are separate could probably be indicative of the widows in the house.
The contractor of the house when asked about why he had laid down so many pipes even though there was no water outlet from any of them said that it was Lalit who had asked him to place the pipes in such a manner. Even he had asked him why he wanted to place so many pipes to which he responded that they were supposed to act like vents.
The police are investigating the significance of the pipes, but are not altogether ruling out the occult angle.
While 77-year-old Narayan Devi, was found on the floor, with signs of strangulation, the 10 others, including Narayan Devi's daughter Pratibha, 57, sons Bhavnesh, 50, and Lalit Bhatia, 45, and their families, were found hanging from the ceiling.
Bhavnesh's wife Savita, 48, and their three children Meenu, 23, Neetu, 25, and 15-year-old Dhruv, and Lalit's wife Teena, 42, and their 15-year-old son Shivam were also hanging. Also found hanging was Pratibha's daughter Priyanka, 33, who was newly engaged and as per neighbours and relatives looking forward to her December wedding.
Strange as the pipes looked, the stranger was their placement. While seven were facing downwards, four of them were facing straight. Moreover, two of them were placed at a distance from the rest. Seven pipes are of same size (indicating seven women in the house) and four of different (four men of the house ). The two pipes which are separate could probably be indicative of the widows in the house.
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: