The post-mortem examination report of eight of the 11 people, who were found dead at their house in north Delhi's Burari locality, has revealed there were no signs of struggle and all of them died as a result of hanging, a senior police officer said on Monday. The autopsy was performed at lok Nayak hospital by a medical board and was videographed.
Eleven members of a family, including seven women and two children, were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their residence on Sunday morning. The post-mortem of eight persons, including the two children and their grandmother Narayan Devi, has been carried out and so far, police have not found any signs of strangulation or scuffle, according to the officer.
Ten of those dead were found hanging from an iron-mesh in the ceiling for ventilation, while the body of 77-year-old Narayan was lying on the floor in another room of the house.
Earlier, it was suspected that Narayan died due to strangulation. But doctors have said that she had died due to “partial hanging”, the officer said, adding that a rope was found hanging near her body. It is being probed who took out the rope from her neck, he said.
“From initial examination it seems that they all died due to ante-mortem hanging. The final report is awaited,” the officer said.Those who were found hanging had their mouth taped and their faces covered with cloth pieces cut from a single bed sheet. Only Narayan's face was not covered. The bodies will be handed over to the family for last rites later in the day, the official said.