iPhone Dispute Ends in Tragedy as Maharashtra Boy Jumps From Cliff, Parents Die Trying to Save Him
Police and villagers spent nearly three hours trying to stop the teenager before the father and mother fell while intervening, officials said.
- On Friday, 19-year-old Kunal Chandgude and his parents, Murlidhar Chandgude and Sangita Chandgude, died after falling from a hill in Maharashtra's Tisgaon area during a suicide standoff, police said.
- The teenager trekked to the hilltop around 10 am following a dispute with his parents over his demand for a new mobile phone, officials told news agency PTI.
- Police and villagers spent nearly three hours attempting to negotiate with Kunal while fire service personnel tried to place a safety net at the base, but he kept shifting his position along the cliff edge.
- Around 1 pm, the father climbed up during the final 15-20 minutes to console his son, but when he attempted to grab Kunal, both lost their balance and fell; the mother jumped moments later.
- Authorities urge those experiencing emotional distress to seek professional help; in India, individuals can contact AASRA 24/7 at 91-9820466726 or reach out to local emergency services.
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‘Think about your mother’: 1 fall, 3 deaths at Maharashtra hill; how teen’s iPhone demand ended in tragedy
An eighteen-year-old died after jumping from a hill when his parents refused him a mobile phone. His parents also lost their lives while attempting to rescue him from the steep cliff. Rescuers and family members made frantic efforts for nearly three hours to save the teenager. The father moved towards his son in the final moments and both fell.
The young man would have approached the edge of the precipice after an argument over a cell phone; the parents tried to convince him to back off.
"Live For Your Mother": Sarpanch's Plea To Teen On Maharashtra Hilltop
For nearly three hours, the sarpanch, along with the boy's parents and other villagers, tried everything to talk him down. Words of comfort. Promises of getting him whatever he wants. Nothing worked.
Maharashtra: Parents, son die after plunge amid phone tiff
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Three members of a family died in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the afternoon of Friday, August 21, after a domestic dispute over a mobile phone ended in a sequence of fatal falls from a hilltop, police said. The tragedy unfolded in the Tisgaon area under the jurisdiction of Waluj MIDC in the afternoon, an official said. The deceased have been identified as Murlidhar Chandgude (48), his wife Sangita, and t…
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