A tragic incident occurred in Buldhana district where a 35-year-old man allegedly threw his four minor children into a well and later died by suicide in the same waterbody. The event took place in a village under Jalgaon Jamod tehsil late Sunday night.
Victims Identified
The deceased have been identified as Vijay Musa Kiradiya, 35, and his four children: Preet (7), Prachi (5), Purvi (4), and Piyush (2). They were residents of Rajura (Bk) village. The police recovered all five bodies after receiving an SOS from villagers who spotted bodies floating in a well at Bhale Anjan village.
Preliminary Investigation
A preliminary probe suggests that the murder-suicide may have been triggered by a domestic dispute. According to police, Kiradiya frequently argued with his wife and had sent her to her parents' home. He had been living alone with the children for the past few days.
A police official described the sequence of events: "Kiradiya threw the children into the well before attempting suicide by hanging with a rope from the wooden structure that holds the grooved pulley wheel to draw water. The structure collapsed, and he fell into the well and died by drowning."
Legal Action
Jalgaon Jamod police station in-charge Nitin Patil confirmed that a murder case has been registered against the father under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. "Further investigation is underway," he added.
Senior police officials have visited the site, and investigations are ongoing to determine the exact sequence of events. Authorities stated that all possible angles are being examined.
