Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Two Children Die After Naldurg Fort Fall; Dowry Case Filed
Ashwini Manohar Pol visited Naldurg Fort with her three children.
She and two children died after falling from a high part of the fort.
Her other daughter was badly hurt and is receiving hospital treatment.
Police first treated the incident as an accidental death.
Later, Ashwini’s father made a complaint against her husband and three relatives.
He alleged that they troubled Ashwini over dowry.
He also said they pressured her because she had twin daughters.
Police registered a case, but no arrests had been made when the reports were issued.
Ashwini Manohar Pol, 30, and two of her children died after falling from Naldurg Fort.
Her other daughter was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
The incident occurred Thursday at the fort’s Upli bastion, its tallest point.
Police initially registered an accidental death report before Ashwini’s father filed a complaint.
The complaint alleged dowry harassment and pressure over Ashwini having twin daughters; no arrests have been made.
- Who
- Ashwini Manohar Pol, her three children, her husband Manohar Pol, father-in-law Ankush Pol and two female relatives are involved in the case.
- What
- Ashwini and two children died after falling from Naldurg Fort; police later registered a case alleging dowry harassment and abetment of suicide.
- When
- The incident occurred on Thursday, September 3; police confirmed the case on Friday, September 4.
- Where
- The fall occurred at the Upli bastion of Naldurg Fort in Dharashiv district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Ashwini’s father alleged that she was harassed over dowry, money, gold bangles, an autorickshaw purchase and giving birth to twin daughters.
- Victims
- Ashwini Manohar Pol, 30, and two of her children died.
- Children
- Ashwini visited the fort with five-year-old Ajinkya and two-and-a-half-year-old twins Veera and Kranti.
- Survivor
- Another daughter was seriously injured and remained under hospital treatment.
- Location
- Upli bastion, the tallest point of Naldurg Fort in Dharashiv district, Maharashtra.
- Initial police action
- An accidental death report was initially filed.
- Accused
- Ashwini’s husband Manohar Pol, father-in-law Ankush Pol and two female relatives from Ambulga in Latur district.
- Legal sections
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 80, 108, 85 and 3(5).
- Arrests
- No arrests had been made when police provided the information.
