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An ambulance carries one of 11 corpses found in the village of Burari, north of Delhi, India, Sunday, July 1, 2018.
(AP Photo / Rishabh R. Jain)
The bodies of 11 family members – including 10 hanged and blindfolded – were found Sunday in a house in the Indian capital, police said.
Investigators uncovered bodies in Burari village in New Delhi after receiving a call Sunday morning informing them that some "family members have committed suicide" – but surviving parents insisted that it was a murder.
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the police found handwritten notes that indicated an "observance of certain spiritual or mystical practices defined by the whole family."
"Coincidentally, these notes have a strong similarity to the way mouths, eyes, and so on. of the deceased were tied and stuck. "The victims were identified as a 77-year-old woman, her two sons and their wives, a daughter and five grandchildren."
An ambulance picks up the 11 bodies found in the village of Burari, north of Delhi, India, on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
[AP Photo / Rishabh R. Jain]
While a note was found, police said it did not seem like a suicide note. The investigators, however, were investigating whether their death had committed suicide or whether they had been murdered
. There was no bullet mark on the victims' bodies and no signs of forced entry into the house, according to police.
The bodies of the 10 family members who were found hanged were bandaged with cotton and pieces of cloth. They were hanging on an iron grill used as a fan in the yard of the house, the investigators added.
The body of the 77-year-old woman was found lying on the floor of the house, police said. Police near the house where 11 bodies were found in the village of Burari, north of Delhi, India, Sunday, July 1, 2018. Ten bodies, blindfolded with cotton and pieces of cloth, were found hanging from an iron gate in the house. Court, while the body of a 70-year-old woman was lying on the floor of the house, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with the policy of the department. (Photo AP / Rishabh R. Jain) “/>
India Police next to the house where 11 bodies were found in the village of Burari, north of Delhi, India, on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
A surviving family member told The Associated Press that he believed his loved ones had been murdered.
"No father can kill his own son," Arjun Thukral said. "How could a mother kill her own children? I do not think they committed suicide. These are murders."
Neighboring residents also contended that the family – preparing for a wedding – could have committed suicide
Associated Press contributed to this report
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