The Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal has stepped in to support the Bhuleshwar Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal and the families of the two people killed after a 22-foot Ganesh idol collapsed during its arrival procession in Mumbai on August 22.
A preliminary police investigation suggested that the welding support at the back of the idol broke, causing it to collapse. Following the incident, fire brigade personnel, police, ambulance services and civic ward staff were mobilised at the spot. Several injured people were immediately rushed to nearby hospitals, where two later succumbed to their injuries. The idol was severely damaged and broke into pieces after the collapse. Police and civic officials later immersed the remains in the sea off Girgaon Chowpatty in south Mumbai. Police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are conducting a further investigation.
The mandal has announced ₹ 11 lakh in relief for the Bhuleshwar Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal and ₹ 5 lakh each for the families of Sanket Nevshe, secretary of the Bhuleshwar Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal, and Brijesh Joshi, who were killed in the incident, according to news agency ANI. The incident took place around 10 pm on Balaram Merchant Road near Kabutarkhana at Jay Ambe Chowk in Bhuleshwar, south Mumbai.
Devotees were travelling from Byculla to Bhuleshwar as part of the idol’s arrival procession when it fell, police said. Officials said they were awaiting medical reports to ascertain the exact cause of the deaths. Two people were killed and five others injured when the idol of Bhuleshwaracha Raja collapsed during its arrival ceremony on Saturday night.
