The Gogi Police on Wednesday arrested a man for murdering his two young children by pushing them into a canal near Ganganal village in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district.

​The accused has been identified as Shantappa, native of Kakkasagera village. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident took place on Tuesday following a domestic dispute.

​The FIR stated that Shantappa frequently quarrelled with his wife, Renuka, after developing suspicions over her character.

On the day of the incident, Shantappa, following a heated argument, left house in Ganganal village with all three of his children, nine-year-old Sanvi, two-year-old Srujan and four-year-old Sanjana.

​When Shantappa returned home later that day with only Sanjana, his wife Renuka questioned him about the whereabouts of their other two children.

Shantappa remained silent, but neighbours soon informed her that they were all last seen standing near the canal.

​Upon being detained and questioned by the police, the accused confessed to pushing his two children into the canal.

Following his statement, a joint search operation was launched by the Fire and Emergency Services personnel, local police and residents.

The bodies of Sanvi and Srujan were subsequently retrieved from the waters near the second gate of the Boruka Power Plant in Gogi Police limits.

“We initially registered a case of kidnapping. However, after the bodies were recovered, relevant sections for murder were added to the case,” Superintendent of Police Pruthvik Shankar told .

​The Superintendent of Police added that a comprehensive investigation is currently under way to ascertain the exact motive behind the crime, including examining the accused’s suspicions regarding his wife’s character.

​A case has been registered at the Gogi Police Station under Sections 137(2) (kidnapping) and 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.