Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Vasai Woman Dies After Snakebite While Sleeping at Home
Lalita Rajesh Sathe was a 27-year-old woman living in Vasai East.
A snake bit her while she was sleeping at home.
This happened early on September 6.
Her family quickly took her to a hospital.
Doctors could not save her, and she died during treatment.
Police registered the case as an accidental death.
The article says snake sightings increase during the monsoon season.
Sathe was the second person in the Vasai area to die from a snakebite within a month.
Lalita Rajesh Sathe, 27, was bitten by a snake while sleeping at her Vasai East home on September 6.
Her family took her to Sir D.M. Petit Hospital after discovering the bite.
Doctors declared Sathe dead during treatment.
Valiv Police Station registered an accidental-death case after her husband filed a complaint.
Her death was reported as Vasai’s second snakebite fatality in a month, following Suman Maruti Kom’s death on August 10.
- Who
- Lalita Rajesh Sathe, a 27-year-old married woman, died after a snakebite.
- What
- She was bitten by a snake while sleeping and later died during treatment.
- When
- The bite occurred on September 6, 2026, at about 5:30 a.m.; the report is dated September 7, 2026.
- Where
- At her residence in the Kajupada Rajavali area of Vasai East; she was treated at Sir D.M. Petit Hospital.
- Why
- The article links increased snake sightings and movement to the monsoon season, but does not state why the snake entered the home.
- Deceased
- Lalita Rajesh Sathe
- Age
- 27
- Incident time
- September 6, 2026, around 5:30 a.m.
- Location
- Kajupada Rajavali, Vasai East
- Hospital
- Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation’s Sir D.M. Petit Hospital
- Police case
- Accidental death registered by Valiv Police Station
- Related fatality
- Suman Maruti Kom, 53, died after a snakebite on August 10 while working in fields at Usgaon-Bhatane in Virar East