Teen and Parents Die in Tragic Cliff Fall After iPhone Dispute

An 18-year-old boy and his parents died in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on August 21, 2026, following a fatal fall from Khavdya Hill during a dispute over purchasing a new iPhone.

Kunal Murlidhar Chandvade, 18, fell from the cliff at 10 a.m. while his father, Murlidhar Chandvade, 48, attempted to pull him away, subsequently dragging his father down with him.

The mother, Sangeeta Murlidhar Chandvade, 42, died after slipping while attempting to rescue her family, with police registering a case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.