The Mass suicide of a family with a dark secret — The Burari Family

Eleven members of the Chundawat family were found hanging from the iron grill on their ceiling. What happened to the normal and happy family?

Nithila
CrimeSpot
Published in
13 min readApr 1, 2024

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TW: Disturbing images below. Please proceed carefully

Burari family members. Source

On July 1st, 2018, Gurcharan Singh, Kuldeep Singh, and Pritpal Kaur, the neighbours of the Chundawat family, saw that they hadn’t opened their grocery shop, which would usually be opened in the early morning at around 5:30 am. They hadn’t picked up the milk cartons from outside their door. With several calls from the neighbours and no reaction from the family, they went to their apartment. They saw that the door was left unlocked from inside. When they pushed open the door what they saw was the horrifying sight. Ten bodies were hanging from the iron grill on their ceiling, using clothes, and the body of the grandmother was found lying on the floor in the room. The bodies were hanging in a circular formation. The family members were blindfolded, hands and feet bound, mouths taped shut, while they had hanged themselves. The family’s dog, the only member alive, was tied on the roof and was said to be barking continuously.

The Burari Family

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Nithila
CrimeSpot

True crime, mental health and psychology. Have a great interest in helping victims and find missing children. Masters in Criminology