{
  "id": 5145987,
  "title": "Days after murdering wife, trying to kill son, ex-serviceman found dead in suspected suicide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/days-after-murdering-wife-trying-to-kill-son-ex-serviceman-found-dead",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/days-after-murdering-wife-trying-to-kill-son-ex-serviceman-found-dead-in-suspected-suicide-10860856/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mahendra Shivaji Daundkar, a 45-year-old former Army serviceman, was discovered dead on Wednesday in a suspected suicide case in Khed taluka, Pune. Daundkar had been married to 40-year-old Deepa, and they had a 17-year-old son, Atharva. According to an FIR filed at the Khed police station, Daundkar allegedly murdered his wife and attempted to kill his son before taking his own life.\n\nThe retired soldier, who worked as a security guard at a private company in Vishrantwadi, Pune, was found hanging from a tree in the Chandoli area of Khed. The police claim that the death appears to be a suicide, and further investigation is underway.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Former Army serviceman Mahendra Daundkar, 45, found dead in Khed taluka, Pune",
    "Allegedly murdered wife Deepa and attempted to kill 17-year-old son Atharva",
    "Death suspected as suicide, investigation ongoing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}