The ritual was elaborately described in one of the diaries found by the police in their home. It seems they were conducting a ritual in their home, which involved creating symbolic representations of the hanging roots of a Banyan tree, a sacred tree mentioned in Hindu mythology.
Their tragic deaths resulted from hanging. Through the evidence gathered, cult-like religious practices in the family were revealed. The film captures the media’s fascination, engaging their loved ones in a debriefing of sort, to understand what went wrong with this seemingly normal family. House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths, a three-part documentary film by Leena Yadav and Anubhav Chopra streaming on Netflix, explores the aftermath of this tragic event, shedding light on how an ordinary upwardly-mobile middle-class Hindu family of three generations suffered such an extraordinary tragedy.Īn intimate portrait of the family is drawn from film footages (including a wedding engagement party they hosted ten days before their deaths), interviews of relatives, neighbours, investigating police officers, forensic experts, mental health experts and journalists. 10 bodies-seven males, three females-hung from the terrace grill while the matriarch’s remains was found on the floor. In the summer of July 2018, the Bhatias, a family of eleven, ages ranging from 15 to 80, were found dead on the first floor of their home in the Burari area of North Delhi.
The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International. The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series.
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