Karnataka Man Jumps into River After Throwing His Two Kids, Nephew

Gag (Karnataka): A 40-year-old man allegedly threw his two children and a nephew into Tungabhra river before jumping in himself near Korlahalli in Mundargi taluk of this district, police reported on Wednesday.

police suspected that a quarrel between Manjappa Arakeri and his wife on Tuesday night may have led him to take this extreme step.

A search operation is underway to trace bodies of Arakeri, his children Dhanya (6), Pavan (4), and nephew Vedant (3), y ded.

Preliminary inquiries revealed that Arakeri was an alcoholic and often fought with his wife over petty issues, a senior police officer said.

Soon after quarrel with his wife, he allegedly went to Korlahalli bridge over river with children and jumped into river after throwing m in.

A search operation was underway to recover ir bodies from river.

(With PTI inputs)