iPhone dispute ends in tragedy as Maharashtra boy jumps from cliff, parents die trying to save him
According to District Collector Vinay Gowda, the incident happened over a dispute regarding purchasing a new iPhone
A tragic incident occurred in Deonai village of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on August 21, 2026, when an 18-year-old boy, Kunal Murlidhar Chandvade, and his parents, Murlidhar Chandvade, 48, and Sangeeta Murlidhar Chandvade, 42, died after a disagreement over a new iPhone. The dispute led to Kunal threatening his parents and jumping from Khavdya Hill, Tisgaon, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, at 10 a.m., dragging his father down with him.
His mother, in an attempt to rescue them, also fell from the cliff. The District Collector, Vinay Gowda, confirmed that a case was registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to investigate the unnatural or suspicious deaths. Postmortem examinations were conducted, and the bodies were returned to their relatives.
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