Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Three-year-old killed by falling loudspeakers in Mumbai
A little girl named Janhavi was playing on the street in Mumbai during Republic Day celebrations.
Big speakers set up for the event fell on her because a man carrying a bundle of clothes accidentally got them tangled in the wires.
The speakers fell one after the other and hurt Janhavi very badly.
She died right there.
The people who set up the speakers and the man carrying the clothes are in trouble with the police because they didn't make sure everything was safe.
The police are still looking into what happened.
A 3-year-old girl, Janhavi Rajesh Sonkar, died after loudspeakers fell on her during Republic Day celebrations in Mumbai's Vikhroli area.
The incident occurred when a bundle of used clothes got entangled in the wires connected to the loudspeakers, causing them to fall.
CCTV footage showed the sequence of events leading to the accident.
Local residents alleged negligence in the installation of the loudspeakers in a public area.
An FIR has been registered against the event organizer and the scrap dealer under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing death by negligence.
- Who
- Janhavi Rajesh Sonkar (3-year-old girl)
- What
- Death caused by falling loudspeakers during Republic Day celebrations
- When
- January 26 (Republic Day)
- Where
- Ambedkar Nagar, Vikhroli, Mumbai
- Why
- Loudspeakers fell due to a bundle of used clothes entangled in the wires
- Victim
- Janhavi Rajesh Sonkar (3 years old)
- Location
- Ambedkar Nagar, Vikhroli, Mumbai
- Date
- January 26 (Republic Day)
- Cause
- Loudspeakers fell due to entangled clothes bundle
- Accused
- Vinod Parmar (event organizer) and Sayyad Guran (scrap dealer)
- Charges
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 106 (causing death by negligence)
