Ten people—ranging in age from 15 to 57 years old—were found hanged, while the oldest family member, the 80-year-old grandmother, was strangled.
The family consisted of:[6] In 2007,[7] Lalit Chundawat's father Bhopal Singh died of natural causes.
One day, he told his family that he was possessed by his father's soul, who advised him the ways to attain a good life.
Gurcharan Singh found the door of the house open and the ten people, including Lalit Chundawat, hanging.
[9][10] Ten of the eleven people – two men, six women and two teens – were found hanging in the courtyard of the house.
Their faces were wrapped almost entirely, ears plugged with cotton, mouths taped and hands tied behind the back.
"[11] Details written in the diaries match how the bodies were found, with their faces covered, mouths taped, and cotton balls in ears.
[16] The crime branch believes that Lalit alone was responsible for tying the hands and legs of the family members.
[23] According to psychologists, this sequence of events can be caused by 'shared psychotic disorder', where members blindly follow the instructions of one among them.