- By Nidhi Giri
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:37 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
- Kunal along with his mother and father, fell from hill in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- Kunal had recently purchased an iPhone but was unable to the EMIs.
- Old videos of boy and mother are going viral on social media.
The bond between 18-year-old Kunal Chandwade and his mother Sangita Chandwade has surfaced online following their deaths at a hill in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. One of the videos going viral shows them sharing tea together while another one shows Kunal washing his mother’s feet and seeking her blessings.
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मिलिए कुणाल चांदवडे से।
— Vatsala Singh (@_vatsalasingh) August 22, 2026
10वीं में 92% अंक।
डॉक्टर बनने का सपना।
उम्र सिर्फ 18-19 साल।
आज उसे खबरों में iPhone के लिए जिद करने वाला लड़का बताया जा रहा है।
लेकिन पुलिस की शुरुआती जांच में सामने आया कि iPhone उसके पास पहले से था और विवाद उसकी EMI और पैसों को लेकर था।
तो कहानी… pic.twitter.com/qQYEgzAAj1
Whole feed is filled with this mother and son.
— ` (@worshipVK) August 23, 2026
Honestly, I just can't believe this guy costed everyone's life because of an iPhone. In every reel, she seems like she's the breadwinner of the family. She earns for herself.
Even in the video where Kunal fell off, he was screaming… pic.twitter.com/7S9xm9w1LR
Kunal Devastated Over Payment Of iPhone EMIs
Kunal climbed to the edge of a hill in anger on Friday following a dispute with his 48-year-old father, Murlidhar Chandgude, over an iPhone EMI.
A resident of the Devlai area in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Kunal had recently purchased an iPhone but was unable to pay the monthly installments. He was demanding money from his family. When they refused, he got into a heated argument with his father. Around 10:00 AM, Kunal left home, climbed the Khavalya hill in the Tisgaon area, and threatened to die by suicide.
The village sarpanch pleaded, consoled, and promised to fulfil the boy's demands in order to get him down.
However, the boy did not agree, and while trying to rescue him, the parents also fell off the cliff, resulting in the tragic deaths of all three.
'I Have To Die; This Is The Only Way': Kunal Before Fatal Fall
For nearly three hours, locals, the village sarpanch, police, and firefighters tried to save him by talking. Some offered him an iPhone 15 Pro. Despite their repeated requests, he refused to descend, saying, "I must die. This is the only way." This is the only way."
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