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A father, mother and son: Three lives lost on Maharashtra hilltop over mobile phone row

From Hindustan Times · () English

Summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A 19-year-old man died by suicide from a Maharashtra hilltop after an argument with his parents over a mobile phone.
  • His father fell to his death while attempting to save him, and his mother then jumped from the hill.
  • Police and villagers attempted a three-hour rescue, but the teenager jumped before they could intervene.

A tragic incident unfolded on a hilltop in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, resulting in the deaths of a father, mother, and son. The 19-year-old son died by suicide after jumping from Khawadya Hill on Friday afternoon, an act police believe was a deliberate attempt to take his own life.

It seems he was deliberately attempting to take the extreme step. The situation continued for nearly three hours. After 1 pm, his father slowly approached him and pleaded with him to step away from the edge. The teenager suddenly jumped, and his father also fell while trying to grab and save him.

— Rameshwar GadeInspector at Waluj MIDC police station, describing the sequence of events leading to the deaths.

According to police, the teenager had gone to the hill earlier that day following an argument with his parents about his demand for a new mobile phone. His worried parents followed him, attempting to persuade him to return home. The situation escalated over nearly three hours as police, fire brigade personnel, and villagers gathered, trying to establish a safety net and convince the young man to step back from the edge.

As rescue personnel struggled to anticipate his movements, the teenager suddenly jumped. In a desperate attempt to save his son, his father also fell from the hilltop. Witnessing this horrific scene, the mother then jumped as well, police said. Inspector Rameshwar Gade of Waluj MIDC police station stated that physically restraining the teenager could have endangered the lives of the police personnel involved in the rescue effort.

We, along with the administration, were trying to convince the teenager for almost three hours, but he was not in a condition to listen to anybody.

— Sanjay JadhavFormer sarpanch of Tisgaon village, recounting the rescue efforts.

Sanjay Jadhav, a former village sarpanch who was present, described the prolonged efforts to persuade the teenager, noting he was not in a condition to listen. The bodies were recovered and sent for further formalities. The incident highlights a profound family tragedy stemming from a dispute over a mobile phone.

Physically attempting to restrain the teenager could also have endangered the lives of police personnel.

— Rameshwar GadeInspector at Waluj MIDC police station, explaining the limitations of the rescue operation.
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Originally published by Hindustan Times. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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