Maharashtra man kills 3 children by throwing them into well, then calls police

Police said the victim was a child from his first wife (representative)

Jalna, Maharashtra:

A man allegedly killed his two daughters and 12-year-old son by throwing them into a well in a village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, police said on Monday.

The accused, Santosh Dhondiram Takwale, informed the police about the death and was later arrested on Sunday, an official said.

On Saturday, Santosh Takwale allegedly took his son Soham and daughter Shivani (8) to their home, Santosh Takwale said. and Dipali (7) into a well in Domegaon village in Ambad tehsil.

Inspector Raghunath Nachan of Ambad police station said the victim was Santosh Takwale’s child from his first wife, who has since passed away. remarry.

He said a case has been registered and investigation is on to ascertain the motive behind the crime.

According to sources, the accused, a resident of Kachna village in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, works in a hotel and arrived in Domegun with his children over the weekend.

They said the defendant himself called police to inform them of the murder and then switched off the phone.

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