MEERUT, Oct. 4 -- A 38-year-old man allegedly jumped into the Yamuna in Shamli district along with his four children after his wife left with her alleged lover. The man first threw three of his children into the river and then jumped in with the youngest, police said.

Officials said a police team tracking the man's mobile phone reached the Yamuna bridge, where locals informed them about the incident which took place under the Kairana police station limits on Friday. A search operation with divers was underway, they added.

According to police, the man had left home around 12:30 pm on Friday with his three daughters (aged 12 & 5 years and eight months) and a three-year-old son. An eyewitness recalled seeing him buying samosas for the chil...