Maharashtra Man Takes Lover On Date To Waterfall, Then Pushes Her Into It
A 25-year-old man in Maharashtra, India, murdered his girlfriend by pushing her into a 1,000-foot gorge after she ended their relationship. He initially attempted to frame the death as an accidental fall during a selfie, but later confessed to the crime under police questioning.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding domestic violence and gender-based crimes in India, prompting discussions about safety and relationship-related violence.
A man took his girlfriend on a date to a waterfall, pushed her into a 1,000-foot-deep gorge, and then tried to disguise it as an accident in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, police said on Monday.The incident comes months after a similar murder in Pune, also in Maharashtra, was reported when a woman named Siya Goyal pushed her fiance off a cliff of a fort along with her lover.READ | Before Pune Murder, Plan Was To Break Ketan Agarwal's Bones In BengaluruThe latest incident was reported from the Bhudargad taluka of Kolhapur. Sripad Dinkar Vadar, 25, took his girlfriend, Tarannum Bashir Naik, 23, to the Naikwadi Waterfall under the pretext of an outing on Friday.
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