Tragic Midnight Electrocution at Mumbai's Ganesh Pandal in Lalbaug Leaves 8-Year-Old Girl and Woman Dead
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A wave of grief hit the Ganesh festival celebrations in central Mumbai's Kalachowki area early on Sunday after an electrical current leaked near a prominent pandal in Lalbaug, killing an eight-year-old girl and a woman. Four other young devotees sustained severe burn injuries in the midnight incident and are fighting for their lives in city hospitals.
According to preliminary reports from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident unfolded around 2:00 AM on Sunday as crowds gathered near the pandal. A group of five young devotees—aged between 8 and 20—unexpectedly came into contact with a live electrical charge, suffering severe burn shocks before onlookers could intervene.
Young Child Declared Dead on Arrival, Second Casualty at Global Hospital
Emergency responders rushed five of the victims straight to Masina Hospital in Byculla. Medical personnel declared eight-year-old Raghni Ghanshyam Yadav dead upon arrival.
Later in the day, officials confirmed a second fatality after an unidentified woman receiving intensive treatment at Global Hospital in Parel succumbed to her injuries.
The four surviving victims admitted to Masina Hospital are:
- Kiran Akbar Naik (19)
- Tanvi Narsh Hande (19)
- Sahil Sandip Tare (19)
- Ruhi Singh (12)
Four Injured Remain in Intensive Care Unit
Hospital authorities reported that all three surviving victims at Masina Hospital remain under close monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with serious burn injuries. Meanwhile, one girl whose condition deteriorated rapidly was shifted directly to Global Hospital in Parel for advanced emergency care.
Local authorities and fire brigade personnel have launched an inquiry to determine the precise cause of the short circuit and investigate how live current spread through the structure near the pandal.
