Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Goregaon Toilet Deaths: Electroplating Firm Owner Arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Two people died in a public toilet in Goregaon on September 27.
Police suspect that toxic fumes caused their deaths.
Investigators say chemical waste may have been dumped into a drain by workers at an electroplating firm.
The firm’s owner, Ramdhani Yadav, was arrested in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Police say he had been moving between locations to avoid being caught.
They are bringing him back to Mumbai.
The property’s landlord, Navinchandra Chawda, was arrested earlier and remains in custody.
Investigators also say the firm stored toxic chemicals without required licences.
Police arrested electroplating firm owner Ramdhani Yadav in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday evening.
The arrest came five days after two people died in a public toilet in Goregaon.
Police allege Yadav’s workers dumped waste containing hydrochloric and sulphuric acids into a drainage pipeline.
Landlord Navinchandra Chawda, the first accused arrested, remains in judicial custody.
Investigators say Yadav stored toxic chemicals without municipal or pollution-control licences.
- Who
- Electroplating firm owner Ramdhani Yadav was arrested; the two people who died were Prabhakar Dhivar, 24, and Bhavik Desai, 18.
- What
- Yadav was arrested in connection with the suspected deaths after alleged hazardous-waste dumping.
- When
- The deaths occurred on September 27; Yadav was arrested five days later, on Friday evening.
- Where
- The deaths occurred in a public toilet in Goregaon, Mumbai; Yadav was arrested at a relative’s home in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police allege waste containing hydrochloric and sulphuric acids was dumped into a drainage pipeline, causing toxic fumes.
- Deceased
- Prabhakar Dhivar, 24, and Bhavik Desai, 18
- Date of deaths
- September 27
- Arrested owner
- Ramdhani Yadav, 45
- Arrest location
- A relative’s home in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged chemicals
- Hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid
- First accused
- Landlord Navinchandra Chawda, who remains in judicial custody
- Licensing issue
- Investigators say toxic chemicals were stored without BMC or pollution-control licences