Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Family Rift Over Renewed Contact Preceded Khawalya Mountain Deaths
A couple and their 19-year-old son died after falling from Khawalya mountain.
The incident was first linked partly to a disagreement involving a mobile phone.
Investigators later learned that there may have been other family problems too.
Muralidhar had started speaking to his parents and sisters again after about 17 years.
This reportedly caused disagreements between him, his wife Sangeeta and their son Kunal.
Muralidhar had also been living separately from them for about a month.
Relatives from both families argued at the hospital after the deaths.
Later, both families travelled together to immerse the ashes in the Godavari River.
A Chandwade couple and their 19-year-old son died after falling from Khawalya mountain near Teesgaon last Friday.
Investigators reportedly found that a dispute over a mobile phone was not the only factor involved.
Muralidhar Chandwade had reconnected with his parents and sisters after 17 years, causing tensions within his household.
Muralidhar had reportedly been living separately from his wife and son for about a month while continuing to pay household expenses.
After relatives argued at Ghati Hospital, the family later immersed all three victims’ ashes together in the Godavari River.
- Who
- Muralidhar Chandwade, his wife Sangeeta Chandwade and their 19-year-old son Kunal.
- What
- The three died after falling from Khawalya mountain; investigators reportedly examined family disputes alongside the mobile-phone disagreement.
- When
- Last Friday; the ashes were immersed on Sunday.
- Where
- Khawalya mountain near Teesgaon in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; the ashes were immersed in the Godavari River at Paithan.
- Why
- The report says Muralidhar’s renewed contact with his parents and sisters, marital tensions and a mobile-phone dispute were factors examined in the investigation.
- Victims
- Muralidhar Chandwade, Sangeeta Chandwade and their 19-year-old son Kunal
- Reported location
- Khawalya mountain near Teesgaon, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Family contact
- Muralidhar had reportedly resumed contact with his parents and sisters after 17 years
- Reported separation
- Muralidhar had been living separately from his wife and son for about one month
- Financial responsibilities
- He reportedly continued paying Kunal’s tuition, mobile charges and house rent
- Hospital dispute
- Relatives from both families argued at Ghati Hospital
- Ash immersion
- The ashes of all three victims were immersed together in the Godavari River at Paithan on Sunday