It’s something out of the Twilight Zone. It’s beyond tragic, and even I still cannot comprehend the reasoning that led to the destruction of this family in India. It was all captured on video, where three members- the son, mother, and father- are seen at a cliff, trying to persuade their son to come home. What happened next is nothing short of horrifying.
All three died. The son reportedly was trying to jump; the father tried to grab onto him and save him, but he lost his footing, and both plunged to their deaths. The mother, standing just feet away, decided to jump to her death. The cause of the strife seems to have been over a cell phone (via People):
NEW: Shocking footage from Maharashtra, India, shows a family tragedy unfolding after an argument over a cellphone.
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The dispute reportedly began when 18-year-old Kunal Chandgude demanded a new cellphone. Concerned for their son, his parents, Murlidhar and Sangeeta, followed him… pic.twitter.com/u67jgThk3Y
Around 10 a.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 21, Kunal Chandgude went up Khawadya Hill in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India, after arguing with his parents over a payment for a new cellphone he purchased, The Indian Express, NDTV and Hindustan Times reported, citing a police report.
His father, Murlidhar, 48, and mother, Sangita, followed him as he threatened to jump while standing on the edge of a cliff, according to the outlets.
Police and fire personnel arrived at the scene and tried for three hours to convince the teenager to return home with his parents, per The Indian Express.
Around 1 p.m., Murlidhar moved closer to his son to try to bring him away from the edge when Kunal allegedly jumped. His father then fell to his death while trying to save him, quickly followed by his mother, who is believed to have jumped after seeing the pair fall, The Indian Express and Hindustan Times reported.
The bodies were recovered by police and sent for post-mortem examination.
Just awful.
