{
  "id": 2068038,
  "title": "Karnataka: Father 'pushes' 2 children into canal for favouring mother, both die",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/karnataka-father-pushes-2-children-into-canal-for-favouring-mother",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T03:48:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/karnataka-horror-father-pushes-2-children-into-canal-for-favouring-mother-both-die/articleshow/133362371.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two children's bodies were recovered from an irrigation canal after their father allegedly pushed them. The nine-year-old girl and her two-and-a-half-year-old brother were found during a search operation. Police received an emergency call from the father, Shantappa, who was with his six-year-old daughter. He reportedly stated the deceased children were closer to their mother and did not get along…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}