Man drowns daughter to stay eligible for poll; how WhatsApp pic exposed the crime

2026-02-03 - 14:35

A father aspiring to contest Maharashtra panchayat elections, ineligible due to the two-child norm, allegedly drowned his six-year-old twin daughter in a Telangana canal. The accused, Pandurang Kondamangale, confessed after his daughter's body was found. The outgoing sarpanch, who encouraged him, was also arrested for aiding the plot.