Immersion Tragedies
Tragic Drowning Incidents and Accidents Mar Ganesh Idol Immersion Ceremonies Across States
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Several people died or were feared drowned during Ganesh idol immersion ceremonies. In Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, three boys aged 16–17 went missing in a river, and strong currents and rain hampered the search. Reports differed on other incidents in the state: one listed two boys missing in Khandwa and one death in Sehore, while another reported three youths dead in Dhar. In Telangana, an 18-year-old drowned in a water tank in Domakonda, and in Hyderabad a youth died after falling beneath a truck during an immersion procession. The Hyderabad incident is under investigation; the victim’s friends alleged he was fleeing a police lathi charge, an account authorities had not confirmed.
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In Khandwa, three of the five boys who entered a water-filled quarry were rescued by local youths; the two still missing were brothers aged 17 and 16.
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The Sehore victim, 16-year-old Atul Ahirwar, drowned in a quarry; police registered a case of accidental death and said they were investigating.
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In the Dhar incident, the three youths were identified as Pawan alias Kanha Rathore, 19, Rahul Prajapat, 20, and Nihal Bhambhi, 21; residents pulled them from the pond and took them to Badnawar Civil Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
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In Domakonda, Lingari Naveen drowned while he and another youth were trying to remove iron plates from an immersed idol; the companion alerted locals, and police and rescuers recovered Naveen’s body from the tank.
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