Mum, dad and son, 19, plunge to their deaths from cliff as family dispute over mobile phone purchase turns into tragedy

NewsWorld News A TEENAGER and his parents plunged to their deaths from a cliff after a dispute over an iPhone he bought turned into a tragedy. Following an argument with his father, Kunal Chandude, 19, made his way to Khavda Hill, India, reportedly with the intention of taking his own life. The teenager and his father stood at the cliff edge Credit: X @LokmatTimes_ngp For nearly three hours on Friday, his parents begged him to step away from the cliff’s edge as he threatened to jump. Tragedy struck in the worst way imaginable when Kunal and his parents -dad Murlidhar, 48, and mum Sangita – all plunged from the cliff edge. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Kunal bought an expensive iPhone to be paid off in monthly instalments but was unable to afford it, the Indian Express reports. A argument erupted between Kunal and his father, who worked as a driver, when the teenager asked for money to pay the latest instalment, which the parents refused. How to get help EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers. It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes. And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women. Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now. If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support: CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858 Heads Together,www.headstogether.org.uk HUMEN www.wearehumen.org Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393 Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41 Samaritans,www.samaritans.org, 116 123 The teenager made his was to the hill in Tisgaon around 10am and his parents followed closely behind. Hours later around 1pm Murlidhar tried to grab the teen but as he came close Kunal jumped. Police say his father fell while attempting to save him, other reports suggest he was pulled. According to the District Collector and Magistrate Vinay Gowda: “The boy fell from the cliff and holding on to his father’s hand, pulled him down with him.” Most read in The Sun Sangita watched as her husband and son fell from the edge. Conflicting reports leave it unclear whether the mother’s fall from the cliff was accidental or intentional. Police, villagers and firefighters also spent hours trying to bring him down. Fire personnel attempted to place a safety net below the hill, but Kunal kept moving along the edge of the cliff, officials said. The police investigation into the tragic incident is underway. A postmortem has been completed and the bodies have been returned to their relatives.