Had Tommy been let loose, he might have prevented the deaths, declares an animal rescue worker who took charge of the helpless animal. The only survivor was the pet dog, Tommy, who was tied up on the terrace. The eldest member, the grandmother, was found strangulated in another room. Ten of the family members were hanging, bound and gagged, in a circular formation from a mesh that separated the ground floor from the floor above. The Chundawats - a widowed matriarch, her daughter and two of her sons and their families - were found dead in what was later ruled to be a mass suicide. The engrossing Netflix mini-series revisits the deaths of 11 members of a joint family in Northeast Delhi on July 1, 2018.

Add ignorance, wilful or otherwise, to the mix and you have a show that lives up to its title. In House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths, the certitude that is sought by the true crime documentary meets a belief in fatalism and predestination. What a sad outcome and this is truly very disturbing case. Lalit slowly brainwashed his family, although he was sick himself, and then hung them and then hung himself. To think that all 11 people, most of them adults, truly believed in his delusions and believed they will revive and come alive? Although they couldn't decide if this was a murder or suicide. This is when he expedited the plan for the ritualistic suicide although many articles say as per diary entries he was planning this for last 5 years. What haunted me the most is was when Lalit is in Priyanka'a engagement and as they say he looks withdrawn and he is sleeping a lot, he probably is planning step by step the final moments of his and his family's. As Barkha said- this needs to be normalised and talked about more. It was presented really well and touched the most important point of this case- mental illness and lack of its awareness and the taboo in our society. I wasn't aware of this case prior to watching this series, so I went in blind, and I was satisfied that it covered the story really well. We never question our elders, our parents n not even our leaders. We give more importance to so called rituals where we obey elders left right n center.

But even if Lalit was suffering from psychosis, the most dangerous thing is that none of the teenagers or for that matter the 23 year old gal objected to Lalit's authoritarian n bizarre behavior and that is what the problem is with us Indians. This could lead to delusional explanations of such hallucinatory experiences. Patients with narcolepsy attach significance to a particular vivid hallucination, often followed by attempts to explain the hallucination. Maybe Lalit was suffering from narcolepsy. His friend stated that Lalit started suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness, Lait used to go to sleep while sitting or talking with friends. Lalit's friend told us that Lalit suffered head injury aft a bike accident. Some of the fellas who were interviewed were almost laughing n giggling inspite of it being a sensitive matter. This documentary is creepy, engrossing but not wisely directed. I cannot tolerate any violence towards kids n the crime showed in this series is a true event. The faces of the three kids, Monu, Dhruv and Shivam almost gave me sleepless nights. In my opinion, this may as well be one of the finest Crime Docu-Series Netflix or any other streaming service for that matter has ever produced.Įven if our leaders, our parents n our elders follow bizarre rituals. In short, this demonstrates a fascinating narrative that will make sure you stay glued to your seat for the full duration. All the Psychological factors are well explained by the specialists who are coming with lots of knowledge and belong to these fields respectively.

Yet, I loved how they addressed such a delicate topic with extreme integrity and care. Amidst the abundance of disclosures, some come off as plain vexatious and others make little sense, to be honest. On top of a dominant and thorough showcasing of the investigation itself, the show also concentrates upon the likely reasons for which all this might have had ensued in the first place. Netflix's brand new documentary series is assertive, factual and most importantly holds an entirely different stance altogether. A sort of case study on the societal perspectives that may or may not have played a big part in this awful incident. From the abyss of Superstitious lunacy to the shenanigans of Mass Media House of Secrets touches on every little thing that had been in association with this unusual case in one way or another.

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