Eleven family members found dead in Delhi home: police

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NEW DELHI: Indian police launched an investigation Sunday after a family of 11 was found dead inside their home in New Delhi.

Police have cordoned off the home in Burari in the north of the capital where the bodies of seven women and four men were discovered Sunday.

“10 of the 11 family members were found hanging when we reached the house. The last, a 75-year-old female, was dead on the floor,” a Delhi police official told AFP.

The family. originally from Rajasthan lived in the Burari house for twenty years, according to India Today.

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“It is still too early [to know what happened]. It is an ongoing investigation and we haven’t ruled out anything.”

#Visuals from Delhi's Burari where bodies of 7 women and 4 men have been found at a house; Police present at the spot, investigation on. pic.twitter.com/CjuReQbaXT

— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018

Local news reports said a neighbour made the grisly discovery after checking on the family after they failed to open their shop.

Their bodies were hanging from an iron grill ceiling, broadcaster NDTV reported.

Police are questioning neighbours and scanning CCTV footage in the area for leads.

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