The series does highlight the ‘absurdity’, ‘shock-value,’ and ‘bizarreness’ of the entire “operation” through testimonies of experts, crime reporters, law enforcement officials, psychiatrists, doctors who performed the autopsies and other prime sources. Yadav’s docu-series, comprising three 45-minute episodes, takes the viewer through the crime, and the many theories associated with it, without overly sensationalising the issue. On October 8, Netflix brought it back into focus through a docu-series titled House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths, directed by Leena Yadav of Parched (2015) and Rajma Chawal (2018) fame. Eventually the case was closed, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. For months, the agencies could not establish why an educated and functional family killed itself in what seemed to be a well-planned, carefully thought-out event.Īs per reports, the agencies did consider multiple theories, including murder, but the CCTV footage showed that no outsider had entered the house in the 24 hours prior to the crime. The case captured national headlines for weeks thereafter with the case being transferred from the local police to the Crime Branch. It was mind-boggling, almost straight out of a crime thriller. Videos and images that went viral on social media shook the nation: 11 members hanging from the roof, colourful dupattas knotted around their necks, hands and legs bound with wire, blindfolded, gagged, and ears stuffed with cotton. Its ferocious barking was noticed only after more than 24 hours had elapsed since the event. The only survivor was the family’s dog, who was tied to the roof. In the wee hours of July 1, 2018, 11 members of a family-two men, seven women and two children-were found hanging in the living room of their house in Delhi’s Burari area.
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