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Man kills self after running over daughters with his truck

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 4/20/2021 11:45:42 AM

Pune, Apr 19 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) A40-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. “Barate was a driver and owned a truck. On Saturday, he caught his elder daughter chatting with some boy on her phone. Losing his temper over it, Barate beat her up,” senior police official Pradip Londhe from Talegaon MIDC police station stated. "At 1 am on Sunday, Barate got up and went outside. After some time, he came back and took both the girls out of the house. On hearing the sound of the truck, his wife also woke up and came out. He made his two daughters lie on the road and drove the truck towards them. According to his wife, Barate even signalled to her to join them," Londhe said.