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Dahi Handi Events Kill One, Injure Seven In Navi Mumbai
Two Dahi Handi celebrations in Navi Mumbai ended in serious accidents on Saturday.
In Airoli, a human pyramid fell while people were building its fifth level.
One 34-year-old participant died, and three others were seriously hurt.
In Panvel, an electric wire broke and fell into rainwater.
The electricity spread through the water and injured four people.
Two of those hurt were nine-year-old children.
Police filed a criminal case against the Panvel event organisers.
Police are still investigating the Airoli death.
A 34-year-old Govinda, Swapnil Sadanand Navar, died after a human pyramid collapsed in Airoli.
Three other Govindas were seriously injured in the Airoli collapse and taken for treatment.
Four people, including two nine-year-old children, were injured by an electrified wire in Panvel.
The Panvel wire fell into rainwater during a water-shower installation at the celebration.
Police registered an FIR against Panvel organisers, while Airoli police filed an accidental death report and began investigating.
- Who
- Dahi Handi participants and organisers; one Govinda died and seven people were injured across the two incidents.
- What
- A human pyramid collapsed in Airoli, while an electrified wire caused injuries in Panvel.
- Where
- The incidents occurred at Devidas Pratishthan in Sainathwadi, Airoli, and at Line Ali in Panvel.
- When
- Both incidents occurred on Saturday; the Airoli collapse happened at about 8:15 p.m.
- Why
- The Airoli pyramid reportedly lost balance after a climber slipped from a ladder; in Panvel, a charged water-shower wire snapped into rainwater.
Key facts
- Airoli death
- Swapnil Sadanand Navar, 34, died after a human pyramid collapsed.
- Airoli injuries
- Praful Chandrakant Salunkhe, Vaidat Chandrakant Vaiti and Surendra Kadche were seriously injured.
- Panvel injuries
- Nilesh Nikam, Rakesh Madhukar Murkute, Chirayu Rakesh Murkute and Rinkal Mahesh Khadka were injured.
- Children injured
- Chirayu Rakesh Murkute and Rinkal Mahesh Khadka were both nine years old.
- Panvel police action
- An FIR was registered against the organisers under Sections 125 and 125(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Airoli police action
- Police registered an accidental death report and are investigating the circumstances of the collapse.
Quotes
Panvel City Police Station officer
Police officer investigating the Panvel electrocution incident
“An electric current passed through a wire used for the water shower and, after the wire fell into rainwater, four people were injured. Based on the complaint lodged by Nilesh Nikam, we have registered an FIR against the organisers under Sections 125 and 125(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.”
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“An accidental death report has been registered in connection with the Airoli incident. The investigation is currently underway to ascertain the exact circumstances that led to the collapse and the death.”
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