Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Two Men Die After Suspected Chemical Exposure in Mumbai Toilet
Two men died after becoming unable to breathe inside a public toilet in Mumbai.
Officials suspect they inhaled a harmful chemical.
The incident happened early Sunday near Parsi Panchayat Gate.
The men were taken to a public hospital.
Doctors declared them dead at about 3:45 a.m.
Emergency workers and police came to the scene.
People nearby said there was a strong chemical smell.
Officials had not yet identified the chemical or where it came from.
Prabhakar Dhanivar, 24, and Bhavin Desai, 18, died after allegedly inhaling a suspected toxic chemical.
The incident occurred early Sunday in a public toilet near Parsi Panchayat Gate in Mumbai’s Ram Mandir East area.
Doctors at a nearby civic-run hospital declared both men dead around 3:45 a.m.
Fire brigade personnel, police, ambulance services, pollution-control officials and civic staff responded.
The chemical’s exact nature and source remained unknown, while locals reported a strong smell and suffocation.
- Who
- Prabhakar Dhanivar, 24, and Bhavin Desai, 18, died in the incident.
- What
- The two men allegedly suffocated after inhaling a suspected toxic chemical.
- When
- The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, with the deaths confirmed around 3:45 a.m.
- Where
- A public toilet near Parsi Panchayat Gate, close to Mrunaltai Bridge in Mumbai’s Ram Mandir East area.
- Why
- The exact chemical and its source were not immediately known; locals reported a strong chemical smell.
- Victims
- Prabhakar Dhanivar, 24, and Bhavin Desai, 18
- Incident
- Suspected toxic chemical inhalation and suffocation
- Location
- Public toilet near Parsi Panchayat Gate, Ram Mandir East, Mumbai
- Time
- Early Sunday; deaths confirmed around 3:45 a.m.
- Responders
- Fire brigade, police, 108 Ambulance services, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and civic ward staff
- Chemical status
- The exact nature and source of the suspected chemical were not immediately known
- Similar incidents
- The report lists previous suffocation deaths involving tanks, septic tanks, sewage facilities and manholes in Mumbai and nearby areas.
