Updated Apr 19, 2021 | 06:26 IST
The deceased, Bharate Barate, was angry over his 18- year-old elder daughter chatting with a boy on phone and her younger sister supporting her, police said. Man mows down two daughters under truck, later kills self by jumping before it [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The incident took place around 1.30 am on Sunday in Induri village of Maval tehsil in Pune district.
Police said they are trying to find out why the girls did not try to run away from the spot.
In the suicide note, the man had written that his daughter s behaviour was inappropriate, a police officer said.
UPDATED: April 19, 2021 07:50 IST
In a village in Pune district, a man allegedly killed his two daughters by driving a truck over them on Sunday. He later killed himself by jumping before the same vehicle. (Photo: File) (Representative Image)
A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his two daughters by driving his truck over them on Sunday in Induri village in Pune district of Maharashtra. He later died by suicide by jumping before the truck, the police stated.
The man, Bharat Barate, was furious with his 18-year-old elder daughter Nandini when he caught her chatting with a boy on WhatsApp using her mobile phone. The younger daughter Vaishnavi, 14 years of age, was supporting Nandini.
A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his two daughters by mowing them under the wheels of his truck and later killed himself by jumping before the same vehicle at a village in Pune district of Maharashtra early on Sunday, police said.
The deceased, Bharate Barate, was angry over his 18- year-old elder daughter chatting with a boy on phone and her younger sister supporting her, they said.
The deceased girls were identified as Nandini Barate (18) and Vaishnavi (14), police said, adding that Barate had even written a suicide pact note that he along with his wife and two daughters are ending their lives.