Maharashtra: 12 die during Ganesh idol immersions
In Nashik, three people drowned in the Panchvati area, and an equal number lost their lives in the Nashik Road area, as confirmed by an official.
In the last 24 hours, 12 people lost their lives during Ganpati idol immersions in Maharashtra, with nine of them drowning, according to police officials on Friday (September 29).
The immersions began on Thursday on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi, marking the end of the 10-day festivities.
In Nashik, three persons drowned in Panchvati and an equal number in Nashik Road area, an official said.
Umbraj in Satara, Wajirabad in Nanded and Karjat in Raigad near Mumbai reported one death each from drowning, he added.
In Ratnagiri district in the state's Konkan region, two persons were killed when a tempo ploughed into a idol immersion procession after the vehicle's brake failed.
A 17-year-old girl and the tempo's driver died, he said.
In Juhu in the western part of the metropolis, a 16-year-old boy was rescued from the beach amid immersion on Thursday but he was declared 'dead on arrival' by doctors at nearby civic-run Cooper hospital.
(With agency inputs)