29. The Hangings at Burari

Khooni : The Crimes of India

Every member of a seemingly happy family in Burari, dies by suicide in one single night. No one can figure out why...there were no money problems, no triggering event, nothing. But once the police digs deeper, dark secrets tumble out. Tune in to our latest episode, to find out. CCTV Footage of the family from 30th June, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ExA4LpHZB8 (Source: India Today) Sources: 1. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-burari-case-neighbours-recall-family-as-helpful-2632031 2. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/lalit-s-dead-dad-prescribed-rituals-punishment-1282273-2018-07-11 3. Cult Formation, Robert J. Lifton, M.D., The Harvard Mental Health Letter, Volume 7, Number 8 February 1981, http://www.csj.org/studyindex/studycult/study_lifton2.htm 4. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/cults-definition-religion 5. https://theprint.in/india/governance/delhi-family-of-11-hanged-itself-to-thank-gods-for-manglik-daughters-marriage/119547/ 6. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110718/burari-case-diaries-wandering-souls-family-may-not-see-next-diwali.html 7. https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/burari-family-of-11-waited-for-god-to-save-them-instead-got-death/story-bvzsc2kc75x8sVlWbyAsWJ.html 8. https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/schizophrenia-and-related-disorders/shared-psychosis 9. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/07/12/mymensingh-joint-suicide-defies-common-sense