2 useless, 200 injured in Dahi Handi festivities in Mumbai and Thane
Earlier on Saturday afternoon, a 32-year-old man, recognized as Jagmohan Shivkiran Chaudhari, died after falling whereas tying a ‘Dahi Handi’ in Mankhurd, within the northeastern a part of Mumbai, officers stated.
“He was tying the handi to a rope from the first-floor window grille of his home in Maharashtra Nagar when he fell. He was taken to the civic-run Shatabdi Govandi Hospital, the place he was declared introduced useless,” an official stated.
Until 9 pm on Saturday, 95 individuals have been reported to be injured throughout the festivities in Mumbai, with the situation of two being critical, the official stated.
“Of the 95 govindas, 76 have been discharged after therapy, whereas 19 are hospitalised. The 95 injured comprise 30 within the island metropolis, 31 within the jap suburbs and 34 within the western a part of the town,” he knowledgeable.
In Thane metropolis, 22 individuals have been injured whereas trying human pyramids, native civic physique’s catastrophe administration cell chief Yasin Tadvi stated.
Of them, 17 have been admitted to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, together with some who suffered head accidents, shoulder dislocations, waist and chest accidents, he stated.
An 18-year-old participant, who suffered a head damage, was referred to the state-run J J Hospital in Mumbai for superior care. A number of the others injured included kids within the age group of 5 to 10 years, the official stated.
One other 5 individuals have been admitted to the District Authorities Hospital in Thane, with accidents starting from hand fractures to again ache and abrasions, Tadvi stated.
Actor Govinda danced to a few of his common songs at a Dahi Handi competition gathering in Tembi Naka space of Thane, the place deputy CM Eknath Shinde was additionally current.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former MP Rajan Vichare and MNS chief Avinash Jadhav got here collectively at festivities organised by the Raj Thackeray’s get together at Naupada in Thane, and introduced their partnership was like “Fevicol ki jodi which can’t be separated by anybody.”
With company inputs
