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Jun 2020
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1. Burari Mass Hangings - India

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Delhi, the capital of India, is the city with the highest suicide rates in the world. But even a city like this is left shaken when all eleven members of the same, seemingly happy and wealthy family are found dead. What made this 'normal' family kill themselves? Was it really a suicide? Or was it murder? Can there be a third explanation? Tune in to see what ... Show More
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