Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Four Family Members Die After Car Plunges Into Siddipet Well
A family of four was traveling home in Telangana at night.
Their car went off the road near Appanapalli village.
It fell into a roadside well.
The father, mother, and their two children died.
They had been returning from a relative’s 10th-day funeral ceremony in Siddipet.
Relatives became worried when the family did not come home by midnight.
Police used mobile-phone location information to find the submerged car.
Firefighters and rescue workers recovered the car and bodies, while police investigated how the crash happened.
A couple and their two children died after their car left the road and fell into a well near Appanapalli.
The victims were Dandugula Raju, his wife Bhagya, and their children Nihansh or Niyansh and Shanvika or Sanvika.
The family was returning to Balvanthapur from Siddipet after attending a relative’s 10th-day funeral ceremony.
Relatives contacted police after the family failed to return home by midnight and could not be reached by phone.
Police and firefighters recovered the vehicle and bodies; reports differ on victims’ ages and the exact recovery equipment used.
- Who
- Dandugula Raju, his wife Bhagya, and their two children, identified in reports as Nihansh or Niyansh and Shanvika or Sanvika.
- What
- Their car left the road and plunged into a well, killing all four occupants.
- When
- Late Wednesday night, around midnight; one report says the family left Siddipet at about 7 p.m.
- Where
- Near Appanapalli village in Dubbak mandal, Siddipet district, Telangana; the family lived in Balvanthapur.
- Why
- They were returning after attending a relative’s 10th-day funeral ceremony. The precise cause of the car losing control remains under investigation.
- Deaths
- Four members of one family
- Victims
- Dandugula Raju, Bhagya, and their two children
- Reported ages
- Raju: 30 or 35; Bhagya: 22 or 25; son: 4 or 5; daughter: 2 or 3
- Incident location
- A roadside well near Appanapalli in Dubbak mandal, Siddipet district
- Journey
- The family was traveling from Siddipet to Balvanthapur after a relative’s 10th-day funeral ceremony
- Recovery
- Police and firefighters recovered the vehicle and bodies using rescue equipment variously described as an earth remover or crane
- Investigation
- Police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are investigating the crash
