Mumbai: Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai turned tragic on Saturday after a seven-year-old boy died in Malad West, while 32 people, including Govindas, were injured in separate incidents across the city, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The fatal incident took place around 3 pm at Ekta Welfare Society in Chikuwadi, Malvani, where children were celebrating independently.
A rope carrying the Dahi Handi had been tied between a tree and a brick column on a ground-floor structure.
The column collapsed while the children were attempting to break the handi, seriously injuring Rudra Kadam on the head. He was taken to Malvani General Hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Police and ward officials were deployed at the spot.
BMC data showed that 32 Govindas were injured by 3 pm. Of these, 29 were admitted to civic hospitals, with 25 discharged and four still under treatment.
Two others were treated and discharged from ES hospitals, while one was treated and discharged from a WS hospital, taking the total number discharged to 28.
Separately, a 45-year-old woman died in Pune’s Old Sangvi after an iron arch structure being dismantled following Friday night’s Dahi Handi celebrations collapsed.
A falling rod struck the woman, who was with her husband. She suffered critical injuries and was declared dead at a nearby hospital.
No other major untoward incident was reported in Mumbai as of 3 pm.
