Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Sambhajinagar Family Dies In Hill Fall, Dog Waits Outside
An 18-year-old named Kunal went to the edge of Khavda Hill and said he might jump.
His parents, villagers and police tried for nearly three hours to help him move away.
Kunal’s father went closer to stop him.
Kunal and his father then fell from the hill.
Kunal’s mother also fell while trying to respond.
All three family members died.
Their pet dog is now alone at their home.
Neighbours say the dog refuses food and waits by the door for its family.
Kunal Chandgude, 18, and his parents, Murlidhar and Sangita, died at Khavda Hill on Friday.
Kunal reportedly threatened to jump from the hill, prompting a nearly three-hour effort to persuade him to move away.
Kunal and his father fell while the father tried to intervene; his mother then also fell while responding.
Tourists, villagers and police personnel witnessed and attempted to assist during the incident.
The family’s pet dog remains outside their empty home and reportedly refuses food while waiting for them.
- Who
- Kunal Chandgude, 18, and his parents, Murlidhar and Sangita Chandgude, died; their pet dog was left alone.
- What
- The three family members died after falling from Khavda Hill during an attempted intervention.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday, after an ordeal lasting nearly three hours and ending around 1 p.m.
- Where
- Khavda Hill near the family’s Devlai-area home in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- Why
- Kunal reportedly threatened to take his own life, and his father tried to intervene; his mother then responded after the first fall.
- Victims
- Kunal Chandgude, 18; Murlidhar Chandgude; and Sangita Chandgude
- Location
- Khavda Hill, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Incident day
- Friday
- Rescue effort
- Nearly three hours
- Approximate end time
- Around 1 p.m.
- Witnesses
- Tourists, villagers, locals and police personnel
- Pet’s condition
- The dog reportedly refused food and remained near the home’s entrance