Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Worker Dies During Ganesh Idol Immersion Electrocution In Mumbai
A 19-year-old worker died in Mumbai during Ganesh festival activities.
He entered an artificial pond used for immersing Ganesh idols.
The pond had already been closed.
He received an electric shock inside it.
Emergency workers took him to a nearby hospital.
Doctors said he had died.
The worker had been hired by a contractor.
Earlier that day, another electric shock near a Ganesh pandal killed two people and hurt at least four others.
A 19-year-old worker died after suffering an electric shock in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari area.
Rohit Bhimu Rathod entered a closed artificial immersion pond at Shyam Nagar Lake on Sunday afternoon.
He was taken to Trauma Care Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Four of five artificial ponds at the lake had reportedly been closed after midnight.
The death followed an earlier electrocution near a Ganesh pandal in Lalbaug that killed two people and injured at least four others.
- Who
- Rohit Bhimu Rathod, a 19-year-old worker appointed by a contractor.
- What
- He died after suffering an electric shock inside a closed artificial immersion pond.
- When
- Sunday afternoon; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Where
- Shyam Nagar Lake in Jogeshwari, Mumbai.
- Why
- The article states that he suffered an electric shock after entering the closed pond, but does not specify the cause of the electrical hazard.
- Victim
- Rohit Bhimu Rathod
- Age
- 19
- Location
- Shyam Nagar Lake, Jogeshwari, Mumbai
- Incident
- Electrocution inside a closed artificial immersion pond
- Hospital
- Trauma Care Hospital
- Pond status
- Four of five artificial ponds had been closed after midnight
- Earlier incident
- Two people died and at least four were injured near a Ganesh pandal in Lalbaug