7 drown during immersion of Ganesh idols in Nashik

The 11-day Ganesh festival concluded on sombre note on Thursday with seven deaths due to drowning during immersion of idols reported from various parts of Nashik.

The 11-day Ganesh festival concluded on sombre note on Thursday with seven deaths due to drowning during immersion of idols reported from various parts of Nashik district, police said.

A Ganpati idol floats after it was immersed in an artificial pond during the sixth day of Ganesh visarjan at Dadar Beach in Mumbai. (HT File Photo)

At Musalgaon village in Sinnar taluka, Rameshwar Shirsat (21) and Sandeep Shirsat (25) drowned while immersing a Ganesh idol in a pond, said an official attached to Musalgaon police station.

Five deaths were reported from Vadivarhe (1), Dabhadi (1), Pimplad (1)--all villages, and in Nashik city (2) during ‘visarjan’ (immersion), police said.

Though police confirmed that deaths occurred during immersion, they didn’t specify the exact circumstances and spots of the mishaps.

The deceased are identified as Nilesh Patil (25), Bhushan Kasbe (17), Sumit Pawar (14), Amol Patil, and Roshan Salve.