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

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

The 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 the bodies of Arakeri, his children Dhanya (6), Pavan (4), and nephew Vedant (3), they added.

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

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

A search operation was underway to recover their bodies from the river.

(With PTI inputs)