Kolhapur, a district in Maharashtra, was the setting of the incident.

On 2026-10-12, the body of 23-year-old Tarannum was recovered from a deep gorge near a waterfall. Her boyfriend, Sripad Vadar, a 25-year-old resident of Kolhapur, pushed her into the gorge after she refused his marriage proposal.
🚨 A shocking case from Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district has raised serious concerns after a 25-year-old man was reportedly arrested for allegedly pushing his 23-year-old girlfriend into a deep gorge near Naikwadi Waterfall. https://t.co/s9a7cR4UoS
In the wake of the incident, Vadar attempted to conceal his crime by telling Tarannum’s family that she had gone missing.
In the wake of the incident, Vadar attempted to conceal his crime by telling Tarannum’s family that she had gone missing.
The Kolhapur Police investigated the case. They found inconsistencies in Vadar’s statements, which led them to discover the body and arrest him.
The arrest of Vadar was announced on 2024-05-20.
The victim’s family was mentioned in the case.
The incident was reported by two clean sources.

