Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Three Family Members Found Dead In Godavari River
A family of four went to the Godavari River early Saturday morning.
Police said the family had traveled there on two motorcycles.
Three family members, Srinivas, Eswar and Nithyasri, were found dead.
Their bodies were recovered near Dindi in Sakhinetipalli mandal.
The woman in the family was rescued.
She was taken to hospitals in Razole and Eluru.
Doctors said her condition was critical.
Police found a note and said money problems may have led to the incident.
Bodies of Srinivas, Eswar and Nithyasri were recovered near Dindi in Sakhinetipalli mandal.
The family reportedly entered the Godavari River early Saturday morning near Chinchinada.
The children, Eswar and Nithyasri, were aged 16 and 15, respectively.
The woman who survived was hospitalized in Eluru and remained in critical condition.
Police found a suicide note and said financial troubles were the preliminary suspected cause.
- Who
- Srinivas, his wife, and their children Eswar and Nithyasri were involved.
- What
- Three family members died after the family entered the Godavari River; the woman was rescued.
- When
- Early Saturday morning; the bodies were later recovered.
- Where
- The incident occurred near Chinchinada on the Godavari River, with the bodies recovered near Dindi in Sakhinetipalli mandal.
- Why
- Yalamanchili police said preliminary inquiries indicated that financial troubles prompted the incident.
- Deceased
- Srinivas, 45; Eswar, 16; and Nithyasri, 15
- Survivor
- The unnamed woman was rescued and remained in critical condition
- Recovery site
- Near Dindi in Sakhinetipalli mandal
- Incident site
- Near Chinchinada on the Godavari River
- Police finding
- A suicide note was found near the family’s two bikes
- Reported motive
- Financial troubles, according to preliminary police inquiries
- Family background
- The family had lived in Tanuku for 20 years and operated a milk business