New Delhi: Delhi Police are continuing their investigation into the Burari mass suicide case to check whether there were any external factors that influenced 11 members of the Bhatia family to take the extreme step at their residence in Sant Nagar on July 1.
To this end, police claimed to have questioned more than 150 persons so far, adding that questioning is going on based on the call detail records of the victims. "There are several persons who will be questioned and no angle will be missed," said an investigator.
The people being questioned are either relatives, employees, neighbours or shopkeepers in the area.
The officer further said that the reason behind this approach to the investigation is to check whether the family was in contact with any person who was involved in spiritual practices.
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police did not get any more registers from the Bhatia residence and no complaint from the remaining family members have been received either.
Cops have so far found nine registers and more than 100 loose sheets.
Cops will also conduct a 'psychological autopsy' in the case and the post-mortem report of the victims is expected in a few days.
Investigation in the case, where 11 persons hanged themselves to death, revealed that the family did not intend to kill themselves, but it was likely the result of theri superstitious practice gone wrong.
"It was found that the deceased Lalit had delusion and he used to talk like his father who died several years ago. The family members would write on the registers whatever he used to spoke during his delusions," said the investigators.
Investigator further claimed that during these practices, the family would believe that they will be saved by Lalit, who had some magical power, and will not die from hanging.
However, on July 1, their practice went awry and they all died.
The notes, found in the house mentioned "being cautious" while performing the ritual.
Cops suspect that the family had ordered food from outside, since the notes mentioned about not preparing food on the day of the ritual.