PUNE: A 42-year-old man ended his life along with his two daughters by jumping into a well on Tuesday evening at Talegaon Dhamdhere village on Pune-Ahmednagar highway in Maharashtra.
Their bodies were taken out of the well during wee hours of Wednesday.
An accidental death case was registered by the Shikrapur police station on Wednesday.
The reason behind the man’s extreme action was not known.
Police are yet to register a First Information Report (FIR) in this regard.
The Shikrapur police identified the deceased as Rajendra Shivaji Bhujbal (42) and his daughters as Diksha (10) and Rutuja (8).
Police suspect that it was case of suicide by the man and he jumped into the well with his daughters.
According to police, Bhujbal was working in a private company in Pune city and used to stay in Wanowrie area.
On Tuesday, he went to his native village of Talegaon Dhamdhere along with his two daughters.
His wife stayed back at Wanowrie.
Both the girls were students of a school located in Wanowrie.
Police said that after having a chat with his relatives and other villagers, he left home without telling anyone where he was going.
Bhujbal and his two daughters did not return home till 8pm on Tuesday and his relatives decided to take a search.
The relatives found three pairs of chappals near a well.
They peeped inside and flashed torches in the water and found them drowned.
The relatives called up police and their bodies were taken out of the well around midnight, police said.