Mumbai: In a tragic incident during the Ganpati Visarjan ceremony on Sunday, September 7, a person died while five others sustained injuries after an electric
wire came into contact with a Ganpati idol, officials said, reported the news agency ANI. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), "During the immersion procession, an electric wire hanging from the Ganpati idol touched the idol, due to which six devotees were admitted to a private hospital." The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old Binu Sukumaran Kumaran. The other five injured are undergoing treatment at a private hospital. "A person, Binu Sukumaran Kumaran (36), was declared brought dead. Five people are admitted to the hospital and are undergoing treatment," the BMC said. Further details are awaited. Earlier in the day, devotees turned up in huge numbers for the Ganpati visarjan ceremony at Girgaon Chowpatty beach in Mumbai. Thousands of devotees gathered to watch the immersion, while paying a final goodbye to Lord Ganpati with prayers to come back again next year. The 'visarjan procession' for the immersion of the Lord Ganesh idol had begun in Mumbai on Saturday, marking the end of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. 'Ganpati Visarjan' is observed on the 10th day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which concludes on Anant Chaturdashi. (With Agency Inputs)
