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Dahi Handi Tragedies Leave Child Dead in Mumbai, Woman Pune
Dahi Handi is a celebration where people form human pyramids to break a pot.
In Mumbai, a brick column holding a rope connected to the pot collapsed during the event.
The column fell on seven-year-old Rudra Kadam, who later died at a hospital.
At least 32 people were injured in Mumbai’s celebrations.
In a separate incident in Pune, an iron rod fell on 45-year-old Salma Salauddin Pathan.
She died after being taken to a hospital.
The structure was reportedly being dismantled after the celebration.
Her family decided not to make a police complaint because her son was part of the organising group.
Seven-year-old Rudra Kadam died after a brick column collapsed during a Dahi Handi celebration in Malvani, Mumbai.
The incident occurred at 3:01 p.m. Saturday at Ekta Welfare Society in Chikuwadi, Malvani.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said at least 32 people were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations across Mumbai.
A 45-year-old woman, Salma Salauddin Pathan, died after an iron structure collapsed during dismantling in Pune’s Old Sangvi area.
Salma’s family reportedly decided not to file a complaint because her son was associated with the organising mandal.
- Who
- Seven-year-old Rudra Kadam died in Mumbai; 45-year-old Salma Salauddin Pathan died in a separate Pune incident.
- What
- A brick column collapsed during a Dahi Handi celebration in Mumbai, while an iron structure collapsed during dismantling in Pune.
- Where
- The Mumbai incident occurred at Ekta Welfare Society in Chikuwadi, Malvani, Malad West; the Pune incident occurred in Galli No. 2, Old Sangvi.
- When
- The Mumbai incident occurred at about 3:01 p.m. on Saturday; the Pune incident occurred on Friday after the handi was broken at about 10:05 p.m.
- Why
- In Mumbai, a civic official said pressure from a rope tied to the Dahi Handi pot caused the brick column to give way. In Pune, an iron rod allegedly fell while organisers dismantled an arch.
Key facts
- Mumbai victim
- Rudra Kadam, seven
- Mumbai location
- Ekta Welfare Society, Room No. 23, Chikuwadi, Malvani
- Mumbai casualties
- One death and at least 32 injuries were reported
- Mumbai response
- Rudra was taken to Malvani General Hospital, where he was declared brought dead
- Pune victim
- Salma Salauddin Pathan, 45
- Pune location
- Galli No. 2, Old Sangvi
- Pune police response
- The family reportedly chose not to lodge a complaint against the organisers
Quotes
A civic official
An unnamed official providing preliminary information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
“They had tied a rope with the Dahi Handi pot to a tree on one end and to a brick column of a house on the other side. While breaking the pot, the brick column gave way under pressure and collapsed.”
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