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Teen's iPhone Demand Ends in Family Tragedy at Maharashtra Cliff
A 19-year-old boy argued with his parents because he wanted an iPhone.
He went to a hill and stood near a dangerous edge.
His family, police officers, firefighters, villagers, and the village leader tried to convince him to come back.
The village leader promised to get him what he wanted.
The boy still refused and said he believed dying was the only choice.
He then jumped from the hill.
His father tried to catch him and also fell.
The report said the boy’s mother and father both died in the tragedy.
Rescue workers were nearby but could not reach the right spot in time.
A 19-year-old from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar died after jumping from Khawadya Hill following an argument with his parents over an iPhone.
The incident occurred in the Tisgaon area on 21 August, after the teenager arrived at the hill around 10 a.m.
Police, firefighters, villagers, and the village sarpanch reportedly spent about three hours trying to persuade him to move away from the edge.
The teenager rejected repeated appeals, including promises that his demand would be fulfilled, and said he had to die.
The report said both parents also died while trying to save him; police described the father falling after approaching the teenager as he jumped.
- Who
- A 19-year-old teenager, his parents, local residents, police, firefighters, and the village sarpanch were involved.
- What
- The teenager died after jumping from a hill, and the report said both parents also died while trying to save him.
- Where
- Khawadya Hill in the Tisgaon area of Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- When
- 21 August; the teenager arrived around 10 a.m., and the standoff continued until after 1 p.m.
- Why
- The incident followed an argument over the teenager’s demand for an iPhone and his refusal to step away from the cliff edge.
Key facts
- Teenager's age
- 19
- Location
- Khawadya Hill, Tisgaon area, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- Date
- 21 August
- Approximate arrival time
- 10 a.m.
- Duration of standoff
- About three hours
- Rescue efforts
- Police, firefighters, villagers, and the sarpanch tried to persuade the teenager and prepared a safety net.
- Police official quoted
- Rameshwar Gade, inspector at Waluj MIDC police station
Quotes
Village sarpanch
The village sarpanch who tried to persuade the teenager to leave the cliff.
“After 1 pm, his father slowly approached him and pleaded with him to step away from the edge. The teenager suddenly jumped, and his father also fell while trying to grab and save him,”
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“Tumhare koodne se kiska... kya bahut bada naam hone wala hai tumhara? Maa ke liye jee lo na! (What will be achieved by jumping? Please, live for your mother's sake!)”
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The 19-year-old teenager
The teenager who jumped from Khawadya Hill after refusing repeated appeals.
“No, I have to die. That remains the only way”
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