- Three family members died falling into a Maharashtra hill gorge.
- Initial reports linked tragedy to teenager's iPhone EMI dispute.
- Mother's videos revealed long-standing family property disputes.
Maharashtra Hill Tragedy: Three members of a family, 18-year-old Kunal, his father Murlidhar (48), and his mother Sangita Chandgude, died on Friday after falling into a 250-foot gorge on a cliff on a hill in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Police has revealed that Kunal had previously attempted suicide by jumping from the same Khadavda hill in 2025.
Initial reports suggested the incident occurred after an argument over EMIs for the teenager's iPhone. However, videos uploaded by his mother on her YouTube channel days before the tragic death have raised questions about a broader family dispute behind the tragedy.
Mother Spoke About Long-Standing Dispute In Video
In the video, Sangita spoke about long-standing issues with her in-laws, accusing her sisters-in-law of causing trouble in her marriage and demanding property. She also alleged mistreatment after her elder son's death, stating, "When their brother's son passes away, instead of offering comfort, they abuse the sister-in-law and the brother, torment them, and say whatever hurtful things come to mind."
Questioning her husband for overlooking his family's behaviour, she asked, "Why didn't you care about your son, the one who passed away, or the one who is still alive?"
"You treated me badly; I didn't treat you that way. I'm only telling you the truth about your own actions," she added.
Mother's Video Day Before Tragedy
In another self-recorded video, Sangita spoke about mutual respect in relationships, stating there is "no point in doing anything for a person who does not value love."
"Be ready to give your fate, but to that person who values you, who values your love," she said in Marathi in the one-minute video. "If a person does not value you, does not value your love, or does not value what you do for them, then there is no point in doing anything for such a person."
She added, "It is the same with relationships. If it is going on from both sides, if both are valuing it, then stay in such a relation. Otherwise, if one person is valuing it and the other is not, then such a relation has no meaning. It is always better to get out of such a relationship."
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