New Delhi: 11 members of a family found dead in Burari

In a shocking incident, dead bodies of 4 men and 7 women have been found from Burari, in North Delhi. Police have rushed to the spot to find out more clues about the incident. The bodies were recovered from a house in Burari. All of them belonged to the same family. 

#Visuals from Delhi's Burari where bodies of 7 women and 4 men have been found at a house; Police present at the spot, investigation on. pic.twitter.com/CjuReQbaXT

— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018

According to ANI, 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 and plywood store, says ANI citing sources.  Joint CP Delhi said that they are probing all the angles and are not ruling out anything currently. He also confirmed that out of 11 dead, three are teenagers. One of the deceased women is 75-year-old, reports PTI. 

According to reports, the family shop used to be open from 6AM in the morning. Today, after seeing that the shop was not open even at 7.30 am, one of the neighbours went to their house. There he saw the door open and was shocked to see 11 people hanging by the window grill. Police were promptly alerted who rushed to the house.  Delhi CM Kejriwal visited Burari and said the investigations are going on to know more about these deaths. 

Delhi: Police inspects the house in Burari where 11 bodies were found blindfolded and hanging from a railing, earlier today. pic.twitter.com/v3EnwEq1O1

— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018

The entire area surrounding 24, Sant Nagar, Burari has been cordoned off. The police are looking to ascertain if it is a case of mass suicide or the bodies were hanged after being killed. No suicide note has been recovered from the house. 

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