Debt-ridden father throws kids into canal, surrenders to police
TNN / Mar 19, 2025, 23:26 (IST)
A debt-ridden man, Pilli Raju, surrendered to the police after throwing his two children into a canal in Konaseema. His daughter Karunya drowned, while his son Sandeep survived by clinging to an iron rod and swimming to safety. The boy reported the crime to the police, who later recovered Karunya’s body. Raju, who had attempted suicide twice before, has been booked under Sections 302 and 307 of the IPC.