Tenant farmer, daughter dead at Gandrai village in NTR district; son, 10, critical
A tenant farmer and his daughter were found dead in Gandrai village, while his young son remains in critical condition. Police are investigating the incident as a suspected case of suicide following harm to the children.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the severe mental health and economic pressures faced by tenant farmers in rural India.
A 44-year-old tenant farmer and his 13-year-old daughter were found dead at Gandrai village in Chillakallu mandal of NTR district on Thursday (September 17, 2026), the police said. His 10-year-old son, who was found in a critical condition along with them, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad.
The farmer, P. Srinivas, is suspected to have taken his life after harming the children, Lasya, 13, and Nikhil, 10, Nandigama Assistant Commissioner of Police Ch. Srinivas said. Srinivas and Lasya died, while Nikhil is battling for life in hospital, the ACP said.
Srinivas cultivated land as a tenant farmer at Appala Narasimhapuram village in Nelakondapalli mandal of Khammam district in Telangana, and also at Gandrai village, where the family lived.
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