{"id":89915,"date":"2020-10-19T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T03:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=89915"},"modified":"2020-10-17T14:26:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T08:56:49","slug":"top-10-sensational-crimes-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/society\/top-10-sensational-crimes-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Sensational Crimes in India and Their Current Status"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Top<\/a>
Mysterious murder cases\/crimes that shook the nation<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

India is one of the most populous countries in the world. Needless to say, the crime rate is increasing every passing day. From assault to robbery to rape, tragic crime cases are jolting the entire nation at regular intervals. Besides, homicide has emerged as one of the most common and heinous crimes in India. And with the upsurge of media, criminal cases are getting highly sensationalised and hogging prime time. The latest we get to be informed about is the rape and murder of many women, the horrendous memory of Dr Priyanka Reddy in Hyderabad who was raped, murdered and burnt by her assailants is enough to send a chill down our spine.<\/p>\n

Every case gets its fifteen days of fame and then the uproar dies down. As the wheels of justice grind slowly, the common citizen is often left wondering as to the fate of each case.<\/p>\n

So, let’s revisit Top 10 crime cases in India from the past and find out whether final justice has been served.<\/h1>\n

(please click Next > to know to know the top 10 murder cases in India) <\/em><\/p>\n

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1. 2001 Saravana Bhavan Case (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)<\/h1>\n
\"Saravana<\/a>
Saravana Bhavan Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A blind belief in astrology played a big part in the rise and fall of ‘dosa king’ of India, P Rajagopal and led to a shocking crime.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

Rajagopal who was an extremely religious person was advised by an astrologer to marry Jeevajothi who was the daughter of an assistant manager of Saravana Bhavan Chennai branch. It was supposed to bring him a lot of good luck. However, Jeevajothi got married to her lover Prince Santhakumar. Obsessed with a woman who was half his age, Rajagopal kept stalking her before and after her marriage. To win the newly wed couple\u2019s confidence, he gifted them jewellry, clothes etc. Apparently, he helped the couple set-up a shop as well. Soon after this successful propaganda, Rajagopal started terrorising them to alienate from each other. Daniel, a manager of Rajagopal from one of his branches, was given Rs 5 lakhs to kill Santhakumar. Instead, Daniel gave Santhakumar that amount and asked him to escape to Mumbai. When he refused, Jeevajothi along with her family was taken to a faraway village, while Daniel took Santhakumar away. Next day, his dead body was found in the Western Ghats of Kodaikanal. When Jeevajothi got to know about this, she filed an FIR and Danial and his accomplices, as also Rajagopal himself had to surrender.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

It was a piece of astrological advice that led to a spiral of crime such as abduction and eventually murder.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

On November 23, 2001, Rajagopal surrendered but got bail in less than two years. Thereafter, on July 15, 2003, he was again put on trial on charges of bribing Jeevajothi with Rs 6 lakh, intimidating her and mugging her brother Ramkumar. This time, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and held liable to a hefty fine as compensation to Jeevajothi.<\/p>\n

Although he was soon freed on bail due to medical reasons, the law again caught up with him when on March 29, 2019, the Supreme Court (SC) sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was asked to surrender by July 7. He surrendered on July 9 with a dramatic entry to the court in an ambulance. And further appealed for bail on medical grounds but the plea was rejected by the SC. He was arrested and put behind bars. Within days of arrest, he complained of cardiac problems. Due to his condition, Madras High Court (HC) permitted to shift him from the prison ward of Stanley Medical College Hospital to Vijaya Hospital in Chennai, where he breathed his last on the morning of July 18, 2019.<\/p>\n

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2. 2002 Nitish Katara Case (Delhi\/UP)<\/h1>\n
\"Nitish<\/a>
Nitish Katara Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On February 16, 2002, a young man Nitish Katara went to a dear friend’s wedding. Little did he know that it was going to be the last night of his life. This was another hideous \u201chonour-killing\u201d case which shook the entire country.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

On the night of February 16, 2002, Nitish Katara was abducted from a wedding by Vikas Yadav, who is the son of the politician DP Yadav. Vikas, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pehelwan took Katara in a Tata Safari and hammered him to death, before throwing his body near Hapur crossing in a village called Khurja in Bulandshahr.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

Nitish Katara, IMT Ghaziabad graduate, and son of a bureaucrat was involved in a love-affair with Bharti Yadav, daughter of political strongman DP Yadav. Bharti’s family was against their relationship and had given several threats, but the couple carried on with their relationship, nonetheless.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

On April 23, 2002, Madhya Pradesh police arrested Yadav brothers. Bharti Yadav was continuously summoned in the court as a key witness but responded only after three years of notice and a final warrant. On May 30, 2008, the court pronounced life-time imprisonment for Vikas and Vishal Yadav on the grounds of \u201chonour-killing\u201d. On February 6, 2015, Delhi HC reviewed the case and awarded 30-year imprisonment to the Yadav brothers without remission. In October 2015, mother Neelam Katara’s appeal for the death sentence for Yadav brothers was rejected by the SC. On October 3, 2016, the SC upheld the conviction of Yadav brothers for 25 years. The third accused gangster Sukhdev Pehalwan, arrested in 2005, has got a 20-year jail term.<\/p>\n

In the entire case, what was most surprising was Bharti Yadav’s position. The night when Nitish was abducted was the last time anybody saw Bharti in India. After repeated summons from the court for her statement, she finally responded when in danger of being declared a proclaimed offender. And denied any close relationship with Nitish Katara. At the end of 2009, Bharti Yadav tied the knot in Delhi. The wedding was attended by nearly 4,000 people including high profile politicians. But what caught the attention was the presence of her brother Vikas, escorted by two plainclothes armed men. He was out on parole for 10 hours to attend the wedding. Nitish’s mother, Neelam Katara, who fought a lonely battle which seemed beyond her strength, expressed disappointment on one account that \u201cthe boy who believed in fighting for justice and standing with the truth at all costs, fell in love with a ‘weak woman’ like Bharti, who betrayed him in his death\u201d.
\nThis case was dramatised on the episodic television show ‘Crime Patrol’ which was telecast on Sony Entertainment Television.<\/p>\n

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3. 2006 Nithari Serial Murders (Noida, UP)<\/h1>\n
\"Nithari<\/a>
Nithari Serial Murders<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most horrifying serial murder trials in India. From rape, murder, abduction to practicing necrophilia, everything that used to happen secretly in D-5, Sector 31, Noida.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

December 29, 2006, two Nithari residents claimed to have seen the remains of children who had gone missing, in the backyard drain of the D-5 house, which leads to Nithari village. And the suspects were Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli. To investigate the matter, RWA President SC Mishra and a few other residents searched the tank drain and found decomposed hands. Both the alleged murderers were detained for questioning. And Koli admitted to abducting, murdering and sexually assaulting 20-year-old Payal. When police started digging the tank further, there emerged several dead bodies and decomposed body parts of children and young women. It is believed that 19 skulls were discovered in this manner.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

It was a case with several charges such as abduction, rape, murder and destruction of evidence. And CBI has also indicted Koli as a cannibal.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

One after the other, there were total 16 cases filed against the employer\/ employee duo. They were also put through brain mapping, polygraph test and narco analysis. On 13 February 2009, both the accused Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli were given the death sentence in Rimpa Haldar murder case. However, Pandher was later acquitted by Allahabad HC. Koli has been awarded death sentence in several cases since then. In March 2019, Surinder Koli was awarded the death penalty in the tenth Nithari case of a 14-year-old by the CBI court in Ghaziabad. Some of the other cases are pending in appeal at the SC or the Allahabad HC. In 2014, some lawyers approached the SC and got a stay on the execution of Koli in a midnight proceeding. In 2017, Moninder Singh Pandher was also awarded the death sentence for the murder of a twenty-five-year-old maidservant along with Koli; it was ninth of the 16 murder cases. CBI has named theses cases as ‘rarest of the rare’ Nithari Kand<\/em>. Right now, both the accused are in jail.<\/p>\n

In 2017, a documentary was also made on this case called \u2018The Karma Killings\u2019 by Indian American filmmaker Ram Devineni which premiered on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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4. 2007 Rizwanur Case (Kolkata, West Bengal)<\/h1>\n
\"Rizwanur<\/a>
Rizwanur Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Priyanka Todi and Rizwanur case is another one of the most talked-about crime cases in India. It was a fairytale love story between a rich girl and a middle-class man with shades of religious and class conflict.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

Rizwanur Rahman was a 30-year-old computer graphic designer who fell in love with an industrialist’s 23-year-old daughter Priyanka Todi. Both tied the knot secretly on August 18, 2007, in the company of a few close friends of Rizwanur. On August 31, 2007, Rizwanur brought Priyanka to his family and wrote a letter asking for protection from her father, as her family disapproved of their marriage due to inter-religion and\u00a0income\/ status conflict. Priyanka’s family allegedly took the help of police to get Priyanka back by warning Rahman. On September 8, police summoned Rahman to the police station and urged him to allow Priyanka to visit her parents’ house. Initially, Rahman resisted but soon agreed on the condition that he would take an undertaking from Priyanka’s uncle who was present at the police station, that she would return to him after a week. On the same day, she left for her parental house with her uncle. On September 21, Rahman’s body was found on the railway line. Police Commissioner of Kolkata claimed it to be a case of suicide. However, during the investigation, the train driver refuted seeing anyone lying on the rail track while driving. After this statement, the speculations of murder grew in the public eye as well as the media.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

Whether it was a murder or suicide remains a mystery. Priyanka’s father Ashok Todi, owner of Lux Cozi, is a big industrialist. Whereas Rahman belonged to a middle-class Muslim household. And his religion and financial status reportedly caused an aversion for her parents. And that’s the apparent conflict between the two families.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

CBI has declared Rizwan a ‘case of suicide’. However, Priyanka’s father Ashok Todi, her uncle Pradip Todi and Anil Saraogi and a few other police officers were charged with \u201cabetment to suicide of Rahman\u201d. On October 11, 2018, the Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to CBI special court to frame charges against Todi.<\/p>\n

The Rizwanur \u2013 Priyanka saga has inspired a lot of filmmakers. One such film which is inspired from this case is ‘Chirodini Tumi Je Amar’ starring Rahul and Priyanka.<\/p>\n

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5. 2008 Aarushi Talwar Murder Case (Noida, UP)<\/h1>\n
\"Aarushi<\/a>
Aarushi Talwar Murder Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another much-hyped case that attracted a lot of public interest is Aarushi Talwar murder case. In 2008, an upmarket dentist couple was accused of killing their own daughter due to alleged physical intimacy with the domestic help. The girl was a student of DPS Noida.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

On May 16, 2008, 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found dead with her throat slit in the bedroom of her flat in Noida. The prime suspect in the murder was 45-year-old Hemraj who was the live-in domestic help of the family. However, a day later, even his dead body was discovered on the terrace of the flat, with the door locked from inside. After six days of investigation, police declared this case to be of \u2018honour killing\u2019, and alleged that the father had committed the dual murder as he caught his daughter and Hemraj in an \u201cobjectionable\u201d position.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

On May 23, 2008, Rajesh Talwar was arrested on the charge of double murder and handed over to CBI. Both the parents were also taken for a lie detector test. However, in December 2010, CBI submitted a closure report as a result of \u201cinsufficient evidence\u201d. But as the crime scene was found \u2018dressed up\u2019 and no other suspects had emerged, the parents were named in a charge sheet filed by the CBI in February 2011. On November 25, 2013, the CBI judge convicted the couple on the grounds of murder and destruction of evidence. A day later, the CBI court awarded life imprisonment to the Talwars. The couple then filed an appeal in the Allahabad High Court to challenge the court’s order. On October 2017, the husband-wife duo was acquitted, and remain free as on date.<\/p>\n

In 2015, this highly sensational case was adopted as a mainstream commercial movie Talvar by Meghna Gulzar, written by Vishal Bhardwaj with a huge star cast such as Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Tabu to name a few.<\/p>\n

Related Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aarushi \u2013 Hemraj Double Murder Case \u2013 Mystery Solved or Unsolved?<\/a><\/p>\n

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6. 2012 Nirbhaya Gangrape\/Murder (Delhi)<\/h1>\n
\"Nirbhaya<\/a>
Nirbhaya Gangrape\/Murder<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The burgeoning metropolis of Delhi has become synonymous for rape. In fact, it is now known as \u2018the rape capital of the country\u2019. The Nirbhaya rape case was one such awful crime which attracted condemnation from all over the world.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

December 16, 2012, a horrific night that shook the entire nation. Nirbhaya (as named by media) and her male friend came out from a movie theatre and waited at Munirka, South Delhi to reach home in Dwarka. Soon after, an off-duty chartered bus halted in front of them and offered them a lift. Apart from Nirbhaya and her male friend, there were six other people on the bus, including a juvenile. After a verbal spat between the male friend and people who were already on the bus, a fight broke out and the drunk men started molesting Nirbhaya in the moving bus. When he objected, the male friend was hit with iron rods and Nirbhaya was dragged to the back of the bus, while one person kept driving the bus around in the darkness. They not only raped her but wounded her physically by inserting a rusted iron rod inside her genitalia and ripping her organs apart. After brutalizing her, the culprits threw Nirbhaya and her friend from the moving bus near Mahipalpur. The two were later taken to Safdarjung hospital in a half-dead state. As per the medical reports of Nirbhaya, her organs were severely damaged. She could hold on for 11 days and breathed her last in Singapore, where she was taken for further medical care. The male friend’s life was saved.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

All the six accused were arrested in a few days following the CCTV footage of the bus. One of the accused, whose name is not taken in the public domain since he was a minor, was tried by the Juvenile Justice Board and sentenced to three years in a shelter home. He was released on December 20, 2015, and sent to a charity home for security purposes. The main culprit Ram Singh was arrested first but hanged himself inside his Tihar Jail cell on March 2013. However, his family claimed that he was murdered. Another accused, the brother of Ram Singh and the third accused, Mukesh Singh were given death sentences. Fourth accused Vinay Sharma, who always denied being on the bus, was anyway given the death sentence. Fifth and sixth accused Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta were too awarded the death sentence. However, seven years have passed, and the death penalty is yet to be executed. This case led to an amendment in the rape laws in India to make them more stringent. And led to an outcry for juveniles below 18 years accused of heinous crimes to be tried as adults.<\/p>\n

After seven years and three months and the elasticized case, the four convicts have been hanged in the wee hours of Friday i.e. March 20, 2020 in Tihar Jail, New Delhi.<\/p>\n

Recently a Netflix original was released on this gruesome case called \u201cDelhi Crime\u201d. And various other documentaries have also been made on this criminal case.<\/p>\n

Related Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Latest Timeline of The Most Controversial 2012 Nirbhaya Gang Rape and Murder Case<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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7. 2014 Sunanda Pushkar Case (Delhi)<\/h1>\n
\"Sunanda<\/a>
Sunanda Pushkar Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The high-profile case of the death of a successful businesswoman and socialite also remains a mystery till date. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife, Sunanda Pushkar, was found dead in a five-star hotel room of Delhi after an ugly fight that took place between Pushkar and Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar on Twitter.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

January 17, 2014, Sunanda was found dead in room number 345 of the Leela Palace hotel. Her husband, Tharoor, discovered her body when she did not wake up from sleep and informed the police. In the initial postmortem report, the cause of her death was determined to be suicide. However, the autopsy report by AIIMS revealed injury marks on her body. The wounds were not sufficient to establish the case as a murder, as autopsy indicated that the cause of the death was a drug overdose. It was informed that Pushkar was in depression and taking sedatives. Traces of two medicines were found on her body such as Alprazolam and Excedrin.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

The cause of death is not yet established. Initially, the case was treated as a suicide. However, \u201cpoisoning\u201d, \u201cmysterious injection marks\u201d, \u201cbite marks on the palm\u201d and controversy over Twitter messages between Sunanda Pushkar and Mehr Tarar, raised suspicions of murder rather than the tragedy being a suicide.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

Nevertheless, the suicide debate started clearing the air when Dr Sudhir Gupta (AIIMS) claimed that he was pressurized to give a false report in the case. October 10, 2014, medical investigations claimed that she died of poisoning. January 6, 2015, Delhi Police filed an FIR regarding the same. May 15, 2018, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was charged with \u201cabetment of suicide\u201d of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. The case has taken a dramatic turn recently when, on August 31, 2019, Delhi Police has urged local court to prosecute Tharoor under section 498-A (\u201chusband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty\u201d), 306 (abetment of suicide) or 302 (murder) in this case, citing poisoning as cause of death, and numerous injury marks on the body.<\/p>\n

A Kannada film is on the way based on Sunanda Pushkar murder case, featuring Monisha Koirala as Sunanda Pushkar.<\/p>\n

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8. 2015 Sheena Bora Murder Case (Mumbai, Maharashtra)<\/h1>\n
\"Sheena<\/a>
Sheena Bora Murder Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most intriguing murder cases of the century. On April 24, 2012, Sheena Bora, an executive working in Mumbai Metro One, went missing and was never found again. The case came into limelight in August 2015 when Mumbai Police arrested Indrani Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna, and Shyamvar Rai as suspects for the murder of Sheena Bora. Indrani\u2019s husband and media tycoon Peter Mukerjea was also arrested later.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

Shyamvar Rai, a driver by profession, was arrested on August 21, 2015, for a traffic offence. His interrogation by police started when he was found in possession of illegal weapons. He spilled the beans that his employer and high profile co-founder of INX Media, Indrani Mukerjea, had abducted and killed her \u2018niece\u2019 in 2012 and disposed of her body in the forest. Inquiries revealed that a matching body had been recovered a few years earlier by the local police in Pen tehsil, Raigad. The \u2018niece\u2019 turned out to be Indrani\u2019s own daughter from the first marriage, Sheena Bora. It emerged that Indrani had been telling everyone in the intervening period that Sheena had gone abroad. Indrani and her second husband Sanjeev Khanna had carried out the chilling murder in a car driven by Rai. The murder was confirmed by the driver upon his arrest. Sanjeev Khanna also admitted to his role in the murder. However, the prime accused, Indrani Mukerjea denied the crime and claims that her daughter Sheena Bora is still alive and residing in the USA.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

As per CBI, Indrani was scared that Vidhie, her daughter with ex-husband Sanjeev, would lose a considerable amount of property if Sheena got married to Rahul Mukerjea, the son of her third husband Peter Mukerjea from his previous marriage. Hence, the plan for elimination. The murder is also intertwined with some complex financial irregularities concerning the operations and sale of INX Media, with money being parked in an offshore account in Sheena Bora\u2019s name. Reports suggest that Sheena allegedly demanded a three-bedroom flat from her mother and was also blackmailing her in the process. After her disappearance, Indrani had taken control of her accounts.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

It’s been seven years. All the accused are behind bars. Peter Mukerjea, who had claimed shock and no knowledge of the murder initially, was also taken into custody later. But the cause of death is still unknown. Sanjay Thakur, who examined Sheena’s body, stated that since the body was burnt and half-decomposed, the cause of death is difficult to establish. So far, nearly 52 witnesses have been produced in the case and some more are scheduled in the next few days. Shyamvar Rai has turned approver in Sheena Bora murder case. Recent reports suggest that Indrani has also become an approver in the INX Media case. But the closure of the case seems to be a long way off.<\/p>\n

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9. 2017 Gauri Lankesh Murder Case (Bengaluru, Karnataka)<\/h1>\n
\"Gauri<\/a>
Gauri Lankesh Murder Case<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe right to dissent is being curbed\u201d. Gauri Lankesh was an outspoken left-wing journalist and activist who was allegedly killed for her \u201canti-Hindu views\u201d. She is one woman who dared to raise her voice against the authorities and was shot down outside her home on the evening of September 5, 2017.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

On that fateful day, Gauri had returned home from the office and was unlocking her house. Three unidentified men on a bike shot her down around 8 pm and escaped. During investigations, it was identified that around 7 bullets were fired at her which pierced her head, neck, and chest and resulted in death on the spot. From the investigation, it emerged that the organisation behind this assassination has members from Sanathan Sanstha, Hindu Janjagruthi Samithi, and many such \u201crightist\u201d organisations. CCTV footage of the incident could not catch the registration number of the car. Also, the assassins were wearing dark clothes and helmets which made it more difficult to identify them even with the help of face recognition apps. On September 8, 2017, the Karnataka government even announced a reward of Rs 10 lakhs for providing information about the culprits.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

Gauri Lankesh was a livewire journalist\/activist. She was outspoken, critical of authorities, and did not hesitate to ask the uncomfortable questions when needed. It is alleged that a right-wing organisation considered her stance as anti-Hindu ideology and decided to assassinate her.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

In 2018, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) detained two suspects who were also involved in Maharashtra\u2019s Kalburgi murder case. In June 2018, Parashuram Waghmere confessed to the crime of shooting Lankesh. However, he was not the only one, as there were 18 people involved in her assassination. 16 have been arrested and 2 of them are absconding. The prime accused are Amol Kale (mastermind), Parashuram Waghmere (shooter), Sujith Kumar (recruiter of the murderer), and Ganesh Maskin (bike rider).<\/p>\n

Related Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gauri Lankesh: A Woman of Strength<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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10. 2018 Burari Deaths (Delhi)<\/h1>\n
\"Burari<\/a>
Burari Deaths<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another most shocking case was reported from North Delhi’s Burari on July 1, 2018, where 11 members of Chundawat family were found dead, which was alleged as \u201cmass suicide\u201d.<\/p>\n

What Really Happened?<\/h2>\n

Gurcharan Singh, the neighbour of the Chundawats’, could not find Lalit, the elder son of the family during a morning walk. He also noticed that the neighbourhood shop which the family used to run was closed till late. Hence, to enquire about Lalit, he went inside the Chundawat house and got the shock of his life when he came upon the bodies of the family members, including young and old, hanging from the ceiling. He immediately called the other neighbours and informed the police as well around 7:30 in the morning.<\/p>\n

Why the Murder?<\/h2>\n

Burari case is considered to be a \u201cmass-suicide\u201d, where a total of 10 family members out of 11 were found hanging within the house in circular formation, out of which two were men, six women and two teens. When found, they were all blind-folded and their mouths were taped; in some cases, their hands and feet were tied as well. And the 11th member was 77-year-old mother Narayani Devi, who was found dead in another room. Police probe revealed that she must have been strangulated.<\/p>\n

Delhi Police Crime Branch that is probing the case suspects mass suicide\/death of the members due to occult reasons. The psychologists involved in the case stated it to be due to \u201ccommon psychosis disorder\u201d, and it is possible that the deaths occurred in the middle of a secret ritual. Investigations are still on.<\/p>\n

What’s the Status Now?<\/h2>\n

At first, the prospect of a normal family committing mass-suicide generated disbelief and was investigated from various angles. The case hinges on a total of 11 diaries recovered from the house which were maintained for a period of 11 years describing how hands and legs should be tied and various other superstitions. These diaries were found in the prayer room with tapes on them. The manner in which the bodies were found hanging in circular formation exactly matched what was written on the diaries. Another proof, which indicates towards mass suicide, is the last CCTV footage from the case, where two female members of the family, Priyanka and Neetu, are seen carrying stools and wires later used in the gruesome act. The diaries, mobile phones and iPads were sent for forensic tests. Recently, the forensic lab has concluded that the handwriting in the diaries matches the handwriting of two female members of the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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