New Delhi, March 15 -- In a shocking incident, a man in Andhra Pradesh drowned his own kids in water-filled buckets due to poor academic performance, before hanging himself to death from a ceiling fan in his bedroom, on Friday.

The deceased man, identified as Vanapalli Chandra Kishore, was working as an assistant accountant at ONGC in Vakalapudi.

The incident took place at Bhudevi Apartments in Thota Subbarao Nagar in Kakinada district while his family members were celebrating Holi at his workplace.

Kishore, who hails from Tadepalligudem in West Godavari district, had recently relocated to Kakinada with his wife Tanuja and their two sons - Joshil (7) and Nikhil (6).

"The couple had recently changed their children's school, and were co...