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Once muertos, una libreta y un oscuro secreto: el misterio de la familia Chundawat que estremeció a la India

El 1 de julio de 2018, la sociedad india amaneció con una noticia que dejó al país paralizado: en el barrio de Burari, en Nueva Delhi, once integrantes de la misma familia fueron hallados muertos dentro de su casa.
La escena era escalofriante: diez cuerpos colgaban de una estructura metálica en el techo y el undécimo, el de la abuela de la familia, estaba en otra habitación. La imagen, que rápidamente se viralizó en los medios locales, parecía sacada de una película de terror.
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Durante los primeros días, las autoridades no descartaron ninguna hipótesis: en un principio, se habló de un suicidio colectivo, de un ritual satánico e incluso de un crimen atroz llevado a cabo por algún culto. Sin embargo, un macabro hallazgo dio pistas sobre un secreto que los Chundawat se habían guardado por años.
La familia Chundawat
Los Chundawat, también conocidos por el apellido Bhatia, eran muy queridos en el barrio. Tal como lo dicta la tradición local, tres generaciones vivían juntas en la misma casa: la matriarca Narayani Devi (77), sus hijos Bhavnesh (50) y Lalit (45), las esposas de ambos, y los hijos adolescentes y jóvenes adultos de la familia. Llevaban más de dos décadas viviendo en Burari y manejaban un pequeño almacén.
Todos los vecinos los describían como amables, religiosos y solidarios. Nadie recordaba haber visto conflictos graves entre ellos. Incluso el día previo a la tragedia, varios de los integrantes de la familia habían sido vistos participando de las actividades cotidianas con total normalidad: charlaron con vecinos, recibieron pedidos en el comercio y hasta pidieron comida por delivery.
“No había ninguna señal de que algo anduviera mal”, declaró a los medios locales un vecino que solía pasar por el local todas las semanas. “Lalit era muy respetuoso, su hermano Bhavnesh también. Eran personas que cualquiera invitaría a su casa”, agregó.
Un inquietante hallazgo
La tragedia salió a la luz cuando un vecino cercano, alarmado porque la tienda de la familia no abrió a primera hora de la mañana como de costumbre, se acercó a la casa.
La puerta principal estaba entreabierta y decidió entrar. Allí, descubrió los diez cuerpos que colgaban de una rejilla de hierro que atravesaba el techo del salón principal. Estaban alineados, con los ojos vendados, la boca tapada con trapos y las manos y pies atados. Los once miembros de la familia que fueron encontrados muertos en su casa, en el barrio de Burari. (Foto: LiveWire)
La abuela Narayani fue encontrada muerta en otra habitación. No había signos de lucha ni de ingreso forzado. Tampoco faltaba dinero, joyas u otros objetos de valor, por lo que se descartó un robo.
La policía llegó al lugar en cuestión de minutos y la escena desconcertó a los efectivos. Las posiciones de los cuerpos, la forma en que estaban atados y la ausencia de pruebas de violencia externa dificultaban la comprensión de lo que había ocurrido.
Los diarios del horror
Durante el allanamiento de la casa, los investigadores encontraron algo clave: once diarios escritos a mano por Lalit Chundawat, el hijo menor de la matriarca. Esos cuadernos detallaban una serie de rituales espirituales que la familia debía realizar para recibir la bendición de los ancestros y obtener protección divina.
Las anotaciones eran minuciosas: Lalit describía cómo debían colocarse todos los miembros, cómo atarse las manos y cubrirse los ojos, y qué mantras debían recitar. Según los investigadores, los Chundawat creían que ese ritual los salvaría de las dificultades económicas y de los “malos espíritus” que, según el hijo menor, los acechaban desde la muerte de su padre años atrás.
Uno de los detalles más inquietantes fue que Lalit parecía estar convencido de que el espíritu de su padre lo guiaba. En sus escritos, aseguraba recibir instrucciones directas de él. En esta línea, se cree que este convencimiento habría sido tan fuerte que el resto de la familia accedió a seguir sus indicaciones sin cuestionamientos.
Finalmente, las autopsias revelaron que todos los integrantes de la familia murieron por asfixia y no había señales de forcejeo. Las pruebas forenses confirmaron que todos participaron voluntariamente del ritual que terminó en tragedia. La casa de la familia Chundawat, donde ocurrió la tragedia. (Foto: The Hindu)
La fiscalía concluyó que Lalit fue el principal responsable de la planificación y cerró el caso. A pesar de ello, los investigadores no encontraron indicios de que él hubiera querido matar a su familia.
Si bien lo que ocurrió realmente aún es un misterio, la hipótesis final es que todos creían que, al realizar el ritual, los ancestros los salvarían en el último momento. “No era un suicidio colectivo en el sentido estricto: estaban convencidos de que sobrevivirían”, explicaron las autoridades.
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A más de siete años de la tragedia, el caso de las muertes de Burari sigue siendo uno de los más impactantes de la historia contemporánea de India. El caso inspiró documentales y series, entre ellas la producción de Netflix “House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths”, que reconstruye las últimas semanas de la familia.
Mientras tanto, la casa de los Chundawat permanece vacía. Algunos vecinos aún aseguran que es un lugar “maldito” y evitan siquiera mirar hacia adentro. Otros la ven como un triste recordatorio de cómo una familia aparentemente feliz puede esconder un oscuro secreto.
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Trump threatens Hamas if Gaza ceasefire collapses as JD Vance to visit Israel

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As it was announced that Vice President JD Vance would visit Israel, President Donald Trump once again warned Hamas, saying the U.S.-brokered Gaza truce must hold, and issued another blunt warning to the terrorist group.
During a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, Trump warned, «We’re going to eradicate them. If we have to, they’ll be eradicated. And they know that,» he told reporters, and stressed the deal’s broad backing — «59 countries that agreed to the deal» — while insisting the ceasefire remains in place and warning that any further violence would be met with decisive action.
While details of Vance’s trip to Israel have yet to be announced, Washington’s diplomacy is extending beyond Jerusalem, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to travel to Egypt from Israel for talks with Hamas representatives, underscoring a push to move from preserving the ceasefire toward negotiating the more fraught next phase.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and former National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
At Monday’s meeting with the Australian pm, Trump was asked by a reporter whether the U.S. would put boots on the ground, Trump said his administration does not plan to deploy troops and that other countries — and Israel itself — could act if needed.
«We don’t need to, because we have many countries, as you know, signed on to this deal,» he said. «We’ve had countries calling me when they saw some of the killing with Hamas, saying we’d love to go in and take care of the situation ourselves. In addition, you have Israel — they would go in, in two minutes. If I asked him to go in, I could tell him, go in and take care of it. But right now, we haven’t said that. We’re going to give it a little chance, and hopefully there will be a little less violence.»
He added a blunt warning about Hamas’ capacity and support. «But right now, you know, they’re violent people. Hamas has been very violent, but they don’t have the backing of Iran anymore… They have to be good, and if they’re not good, they’ll be eradicated — because absolutely we can, and we have the capacity to do so.»
The comments came as senior U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Israeli leaders to shore up the fragile, Trump-brokered, 20-step ceasefire plan after a weekend flare-up. Hamas terrorists killed two Israeli soldiers, prompting Israeli strikes against the terror group. Despite the violence, both Israel and Hamas publicly recommitted to the truce.

President Donald Trump, left, and Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, shake hands outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Oct. 20, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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On the ground, the IDF took custody of the coffin of another deceased hostage. A joint IDF–ISA statement asked the public to «act with sensitivity and wait for the official identification, which will first be provided to the families,» while adding that, «Hamas is required to uphold the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all the deceased hostages.» Israeli officials say Hamas could hand over six more bodies immediately out of the 15 still believed in Gaza, though some remains may be impossible to recover amid widespread destruction.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking in the Knesset, struck a hard line while stressing close U.S.–Israel coordination. He warned the fighting was far from over and said violations would carry a «very heavy price,» while praising the «unprecedented closeness» with Washington.

A group of Hamas terrorists in Deir-el Balah in central Gaza as 20 living Israeli hostages were freed on Oct. 13, 2025. (TPS-IL)
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Separately, the IDF said Southern Command troops have begun marking a so-called yellow line inside Gaza — 3.5-meter concrete barriers topped by yellow poles placed roughly every 200 meters — to establish «tactical clarity on the ground» as part of the ceasefire arrangement. The military said the marking will continue «in the coming period» as forces work to remove threats and defend Israeli civilians.
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Trump admin agencies coordinating to expose Biden admin’s ‘prolific and dangerous’ weaponization of government

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration agencies are working to expose the Biden administration’s «prolific and dangerous weaponization of government,» Fox News Digital has learned.
The Interagency Weaponization Working Group (IWWG) is made up of officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA and more.
Officials told Fox News Digital that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard initiated the Interagency Weaponization Working Group, which has been meeting biweekly since April to «share information, coordinate, and execute.»
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Tuesday the revocation of former intelligence officials’ credentials. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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«The American people made a clear choice when they elected President Trump — to stop the Biden administration’s prolific and dangerous weaponization of government agencies against the American people and the Constitution,» Gabbard told Fox News Digital. «I stood up this working group to start the important work of interagency coordination under President Trump’s leadership to deliver accountability.»
She added: «True accountability is the first step toward lasting change.»
Officials told Fox News Digital the group was created to streamline information sharing across the government in support of the Trump executive order.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is sworn in before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
«Joe Biden’s Department of Justice targeted President Trump and anyone close to him, prosecuted pro-life advocates, treated parents at school board meetings as domestic terrorists, and destroyed public trust in federal law enforcement,» Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News Digital.
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«Under President Trump, we are working every day alongside our partners to end weaponization and restore one tier of justice for all,» Bondi said.
Meanwhile, FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital that, «for years, Biden’s DOJ turned federal law enforcement into a political weapon.»
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«Going after President Trump, pro-life Americans, and parents at school boards while letting real criminals run wild,» Patel told Fox News Digital. «Under Preisdent Trump, we’ve ripped that agenda out by the roots.»

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Patel added: «We’re restoring equal justice under the law, one standard, one mission: Protect the American people.»
Officials involved pointed Fox News Digital to President Trump’s executive order, which says interagency coordination is needed to «ensure accountability for the previous administration’s weaponization of the federal government against the American people.»
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The executive order had directed Gabbard, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies within the intelligence community, to «take all appropriate action to review the activities of the intelligence community over the last four years and identify any instances» of the weaponization of government.
Officials told Fox News Digital that the interagency group is «working to undo the Biden administration’s whole-of-government approach to abuse the powers of government against the American people.»
«The weaponization of government against Americans did not happen in one agency, one time,» an official explained. «It happened repeatedly over the duration of the Biden administration.»

Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, FBI Director Kash Patel, center, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center right, are seen on Wednesday, March 5, awaiting Muhammed Sharifullah’s arrival in the U.S. following his arrest overseas. (Justice Department)
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«That’s why, in order to depoliticize and deweaponize the government, it is important to understand what agencies carried out, what roles, and why,» the official continued. «The IWWG is essential for coordinating across agencies.»
But officials said the media has attempted to «negatively spin lawful oversight and accountability» by claiming it is a way for the Trump administration to weaponize the government against its political opponents.
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«The irony is, accusing the Interagency Weaponization Working Group of targeting the president’s political opponents is classic projection and could not be further from the truth,» an official said.
The official said that there is «no targeting of any individual person for retribution.»
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«IWWG is simply looking at available facts and evidence that may point to actions, reports, agencies, individuals, and more who illegally weaponized the government in order to carry out political attacks,» the official said.
«The only people who fear accountability are the ones who never expected to face it,» the official continued. «Oversight is not the problem—abuse of power is.»
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