{
  "id": 13127996,
  "title": "Dhule: Couple Found Dead in Tapi River With Legs Chained Together, Police Probe Underway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/dhule-couple-found-dead-in-tapi-river-with-legs-chained-together",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:32:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/jalgaon-couple-found-dead-in-tapi-river-with-legs-chained-together-police-probe-underway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dhule authorities discovered the bodies of a young couple with their legs chained together in the Tapi River on Thursday. Shyam Hari Patil, aged 28, and his wife Sapna Patil, 20, were found floating near Nardana in Sindkheda taluka. The couple, originally from Padalsare in Amalner taluka, had been living in Utran in Erandol taluka. Police Sub-Inspector Sachin Kapadnis and his team retrieved the bodies and conducted an inquest. The couple's legs were bound with an iron chain secured by a lock. Post-mortem examinations are underway to determine the cause of death. It is unclear whether the couple took their own lives or were murdered. The couple had gone out of town three or four days before their bodies were discovered.",
  "summary": "Dhule: The bodies of a young couple, originally from Padalsare in Amalner taluka and currently residing in Utran in Erandol taluka, were found floating in the Tapi River with their legs chained and locked together. The discovery has raised questions about whether the couple died by suicide or were murdered. According to available information, Shyam Hari Patil (28) and his wife Sapna Patil (20)…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Legs In Chains, Newlywed Couple's Bodies Found In Maharashtra River",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/legs-in-chains-newlywed-couples-bodies-found-in-maharashtra-river",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:58:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}