Tragedy struck Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra as a 45-year-old lady was fatally crushed by a collapsing iron body in Pune, whereas dozens of ‘Govindas’ suffered accidents throughout human pyramid formations in Mumbai and Thane.
IMAGE: A member of Gokul Mitra Mandal jumps after the human pyramid under him collapses throughout Dahi Handi on the event of Janmashtami at Naigaon, Dadar-East, in Mumbai. {Photograph}: ANI Picture
Key Factors
- A forty five-year-old lady died in Pune after a brief iron construction, erected for a Dahi Handi occasion, collapsed on her throughout dismantling.
- In Mumbai, 32 ‘Govindas’ sustained accidents throughout human pyramid formations, with 25 discharged after remedy and 4 nonetheless hospitalised.
- Ten ‘Govindas’ had been admitted to hospitals in Thane for numerous accidents, together with fractures, sustained in the course of the Dahi Handi celebrations.
- The girl’s household declined to lodge a grievance, however an unintentional dying report has been registered as police examine the construction’s collapse.
- The incidents occurred amidst enthusiastic Dahi Handi celebrations throughout Maharashtra, which contain forming human pyramids to interrupt clay pots.
A forty five-year-old lady was crushed to dying underneath an iron body in Pune, whereas at the least 32 ‘Govindas’ had been injured throughout Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai and 10 in Thane, officers stated on Saturday. Salma Salauddin Pathan, a resident of the Previous Sangavi space in Pimpri Chinchwad suburb of Pune, died after a brief iron construction erected to help a stack of loudspeakers for a Dahi Handi occasion collapsed on her on Friday evening, police stated.
Pune Tragedy Particulars
Employees had been dismantling the iron body after the occasion organised by the Vighnaharta Mandal concluded, and a heavy portion fell on Pathan. She sustained a severe head damage and was rushed to a hospital, the place docs declared her lifeless, they stated. Pathan’s son was an office-bearer of the organising mandal, and her household declined to lodge a grievance towards the organisers and urged the police to not register a case on their very own, police stated. An unintentional dying report has been registered, and the police are wanting into the collapse of the construction, an official stated. The girl’s dying comes amid an intense debate in Pune over using high-decibel sound techniques, colloquially generally known as ‘DJs’, throughout festivals, sparked by native activist Vidyanand Bapat.
Accidents in Mumbai and Thane
In Mumbai, 32 ‘Govindas’ who had been a part of human pyramids in the course of the Dahi Handi celebrations sustained accidents, civic officers stated. Of them, 25 had been discharged from hospitals after remedy, they stated. Dahi Handi, which is a part of the Janmashtami competition that marks the beginning of Lord Krishna, is seeing enthusiastic participation by the revellers. The competition is being celebrated with conventional fervour and gaiety in Mumbai, neighbouring Thane and different elements of the state. As a part of the celebrations, ‘Govindas’ type multi-tier human pyramids to interrupt ‘Dahi Handis’ (clay pots full of curd) suspended mid-air.
As many as 32 ‘Govindas’ sustained accidents, of whom 29 had been taken to hospitals, and 25 had been discharged. 4 are present process remedy, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) stated in its newest replace. Dahi Handi occasions organised by politicians in Mumbai and neighbouring areas have emerged as main sights over time, with large prizes, superstar appearances and leisure programmes. In view of the competition, the police have stepped up safety throughout town, deploying heavy bandobast in delicate areas. The BMC has stated that it has made intensive preparations to deal with injured ‘Govindas’. Sixteen civic-run suburban hospitals and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Normal Hospital in Sion, KEM Hospital in Parel and Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central have over 100 beds prepared, the civic physique said in a launch on Friday.
Thane Hospitalisations
In neighbouring Thane, which attracts large crowds in the course of the competition, 10 ‘Govindas’ have been admitted to hospitals, a civic official stated. Whereas 4 of them obtained remedy on the civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital for numerous accidents to the again, neck and head, six others had been admitted to the District Authorities Hospital for fractures and different bodily trauma, he stated.
