{
  "id": 2399689,
  "title": "'Suicide Is The Only Solution': 19-Year-Old's Final Words Before Suicide In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; Locals Pleaded, 'Take The iPhone' | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/suicide-is-the-only-solution-19-year-olds-final-words-before-suicide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:40:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/suicide-is-the-only-solution-19-year-olds-final-words-before-suicide-in-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-locals-pleaded-take-the-iphone-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A video has emerged showing a harrowing conversation in which bystanders frantically attempt to deter 19-year-old Kunal Chandgude from hurling himself off a cliff just before his self-inflicted death in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on Friday. In the footage, individuals surrounding the teenager persistently urge him to retreat to a safer location and obtain a safer object, with one person suggesting he take an iPhone. Kunal displays an unwavering resolve, stating that suicide is the sole viable option. His distraught mother also interjects, asserting that such an action is unsuitable. Despite these appeals, Kunal remains resolute, expressing that ending his life is the only recourse. The video documents the desperate measures taken by those present to avert the teenager's actions. Despite their pleas, Kunal continues to advance towards the precipice. Emergency services, including the fire brigade, were dispatched to the site, deploying a safety net below the cliff's edge. However, the teenager persistently shifted his position. Upon Kunal's jump, his father attempted to follow in a desperate bid to prevent the tragedy, but tragically succumbed to his own fall. Kunal's mother, witnessing the unfolding events, also leaped from the cliff, claiming her life. The bodies were retrieved and prepared for further procedures. Authorities are currently probing the circumstances surrounding the incident. The video has shed light on the moments of anguish preceding the catastrophe, with those nearby persistently attempting to dissuade Kunal that the dispute over a mobile phone could be resolved and that taking his own life was not the answer.",
  "summary": "A newly surfaced video has captured a heartbreaking conversation in which several people can be heard desperately trying to persuade 19-year-old Kunal Chandgude to step away from the edge of a hill moments before he jumped to his death in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district on Friday. In the video, people around the teenager repeatedly urge him to move away from the edge and get to a…",
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  "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."
}