The shocking and mysterious deaths of 11 members of a joint family in Delhi’s Burari has opened a can of worms with new insights on the case emerging everyday. On 2 July, 10 members were found hanging and one on the bed – suspected to have taken their lives. However, the victim’s family is refuting the police’s theory of suicide.

The Quint, in a telephonic interview, spoke to the only surviving son of the family, Dinesh Chundawat, who is currently in his ancestral village, Sawa in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, completing the last rites of his family members.