Maharashtra: 37-year-old man collapses during Ganpati immersion procession, dies

A 37yearold man died after collapsing during a Ganesh immersion procession in Maharashtras Parbhani district the police said on Wednesday reported the PTIThe incident took place on Tuesday evening at Jintur town in Maharashtra said an officialSandip Kadam resident of Bordi collapsed while dancing to DJ music He was taken to hospital where he was declared brought dead the official said adding that the cause of death would be known after the postmortem report became available the news agency reported on WednesdayTwo teens drown in river during Ganesh idol immersion in Maharashtras NashikIn an another incident two teenagers drowned during the immersion of a Ganesh idol in Maharashtras Nashik city an official said on Wednesday reported the PTIThe incident occurred on Tuesday night when Omkar Chandrakant Gade 17 and Swayam Bhaiyya More 18 went to Waldevi river with their friends to immerse an idol of the elephantheaded deity as per the PTIThe boy entered the river but drowned after they failed to judge the depth of the water the official saidDespite efforts by locals police and the fire brigade they could not be saved the official said adding that firefighters later fished out their bodiesMeanwhile three children were killed and six people were injured after being run over by a tractor trolly carrying a Ganesh idol in Maharashtras Dhule district on Tuesday the police said reported the PTIThe incident took place around 1230 pm at Chitod village in Dhule tehsil in MaharashtraAs the Lord Ganesh immersion procession was about to start the driver of the tractor got down for some reason said a police official adding further that an another man a member of the Ganesh mandal which had organised the procession climbed into the drivers seat and started the vehicle but lost control of the wheels he said according to the PTIThe tractor reversed and ploughed into the crowd behind the official saidThree children who were killed in the incident were identified as Pari Shantaram Bagul 13 years Shera Bapu Sonawane 6 years and Lahu Pawra 3 years all three were crushed to death One of the deceased was the niece of the person who started the vehicle an official said as per the PTIThose who were seriously injured in the incident were identified as Gayatri Pawar 25 Vidya Jadhav 27 Ajay Somvanshi 23 Ujjwala Malche 23 Lalita More 16 and Vidya Sonawane 17 They were rushed to the Hire Medical College for a medical treatment a police official said the news agency reported on TuesdayThe man in the drivers seat fled from the spot but he along with the actual driver was soon detained by the police the official saidA case was being registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita said the police officialwith PTI inputs