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TIL about Burari Deaths, a case of ritual mass suicide. 10 people were found hanging in the same room;1 person was found strangled in another, ruled out to be shared psychosis. Lalit Bhatia claimed to be possessed by the soul of his deceased father, who was guiding the family to attain a good life!

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