10 People Drown During Ganesh Immersion In Gujarat; Deaths Reported In Surat, Dholka And Morbi
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Ganesh immersion celebrations turned tragic in parts of Gujarat as 10 people lost their lives in drowning incidents reported from Surat, Dholka and Morbi. A separate incident in Amreli’s Babra also came to light after four bodies were found in a check dam where people had gone for Ganesh immersion.
Three Die After Boat Capsizes In Surat
On Friday evening, a boat carrying people for Ganesh immersion capsized near the banks of the Tapi River at Dhoran Pardi village in Kamrej taluka, causing five people to fall into the water.
Three people — Mer Rajubhai Lalabhai, 21, Shiyaliya Danabhai Subhabhai, 26, and Sadulbhai Mulabhai Mer, 23 — drowned. All three were residents of Gurukrupa Society in Kholvad, Kamrej.
Three other drowning incidents were also reported during Ganesh immersion at Lidiyat and Kunvarda villages in Mangrol taluka and Dihen village in Olpad taluka.
Teenager Drowns After Ganesh Immersion In Dholka
On the Bagodra-Shiyal road, two teenagers from Bagodra went into the deep waters of Thalaivali to bathe after completing Ganesh immersion.
Mahavirsinh Ganbhai Chauhan and Harharrajsinh Vijaysinh Chauhan had gone to immerse the idol of Lord Ganesha. After the immersion, both entered the water and began drowning after reaching a deeper section.
Mahavirsinh, who knew how to swim, managed to get out safely. Harharrajsinh, however, sank into the deep water and went missing.
Two Bodies Recovered After Morbi Dam Incident
In Morbi, four youths who had gone to the Machchhu-3 dam for Ganesh immersion drowned in the water on Thursday.
After receiving information about the incident, the Morbi fire team launched a rescue operation and managed to save two of the youths. The bodies of the remaining two were recovered on Friday.
Four Bodies Found In Amreli Check Dam
Meanwhile, a separate tragedy was reported from Devniya village in Babra taluka of Amreli district.
Four youths, including an uncle, nephew and two nephews-in-law, drowned in a check dam located behind the Dashama temple between Mota Devniya and Dharai Devniya.
The incident came to light after people who had arrived for Ganesh immersion noticed clothes lying on the bank of the check dam. They became suspicious and informed villagers, following which the four bodies were found.
The preliminary assumption is that the four had drowned while going into the water for a bath.
