Burari 2.0? Delhi Police to probe ‘occult practices’ angle in deaths of man, his four daughters in Vasant Kunj | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police will investigate the recent deaths of a man and his four daughters in Vasant Kunj, southwest Delhi, to determine if there was any connection to occult practices. The case has raised concerns due to the discovery of red threads tied on the waist, hand, and neck of the four girls, as well as a box of sweets found at the scene.
The police will study the 2018 Burari suicide case, where “11 family members, blindfolded and mouth-taped were found dead at their residence in Burari area of north Delhi,” to see if there are any similarities.
Heera Lal Sharma, a carpenter at the Indian Spinal Injury Centre, and his daughters Neetu (26), Nikki (24), Neeru (23), and Nidhi (20), were found dead in their rented accommodation. Sharma had been struggling with emotional and financial stress following the death of his wife from cancer last year.
The police will investigate Sharma’s route, the purchase of the poison, and the reasons behind this extreme step.
The bodies were discovered on Friday afternoon after neighbors complained of a foul smell emanating from the flat. The police broke open the door with the help of a fire brigade team and found Sharma and his daughters dead in separate rooms. Three packets of Celphos poison, five glasses, and a spoon containing a suspicious liquid were also found at the scene.
Sharma’s brother Mohan and sister-in-law Gudiya said that he had been depressed since his wife’s death and was preoccupied with his daughters’ treatment. Gudiya mentioned that Sharma’s daughters were good students from science, commerce, and arts backgrounds.
The police will conduct postmortem examinations on Monday to determine the actual cause of death. Multiple teams have been formed to investigate the reason behind the suicide, and the police are checking CCTV footage and mobile phone records to determine if the victims had been in contact with anyone before their deaths. Proceedings under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) have been initiated.