Karnataka: Father ‘pushes’ 2 children into canal for favouring mother, both die

Two children’s bodies were recovered from an irrigation canal after their father allegedly pushed them. The nine-year-old girl and her two-and-a-half-year-old brother were found during a search operation. Police received an emergency call from the father, Shantappa, who was with his six-year-old daughter. He reportedly stated the deceased children were closer to their mother and did not get along with him.