At Least 10 Die in Odisha, Maharashtra Immersions
At Least 10 Die in Odisha, Maharashtra Immersions
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The four victims in Jagatsinghpur were identified as Sushil Palei, Manjit Swain, Rasmi Ranjan Nayak and Swapnajeet Barik. Two were initially rescued, while the other two were swept away and later recovered by Fire and Emergency Services personnel before all four were declared dead at Ersama Hospital.
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Piyush Das was a student at Viswabharati Residential School who lived in its hostel. After accompanying fellow students to a pond near the Government Agricultural Research Centre, he disappeared during the immersion; the Gadi Fire Services department later recovered his body after school officials and students failed to locate him.
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In the Ganjam case involving Sitanshu Jena, his family alleged that the private tuition teacher was absent during the immersion. Police sent the body for post-mortem examination and began an investigation after Sitanshu was declared dead at Digapahandi Medical Centre.
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Police in the Ghodahada River deaths seized Adarsh Sahu and Preetam Sameli’s bodies, sent them for post-mortem examinations and registered a case while investigating the circumstances of the drownings.
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In Nagpur, the boys’ uncles pulled Ayush Harish Kumre and Darshan Dhanraj Lad from the lake after villagers raised the alarm. Both were taken to Katol Rural Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival; police registered an accidental-death report and opened an inquiry.
At least 10 people, mostly children and teenagers, drowned during idol-immersion ceremonies in Odisha and Maharashtra. Asianet News reported that nine deaths and seven rescues occurred across Odisha in 14 separate drowning incidents within 24 hours. Two additional boys died in similar rituals in Maharashtra's Nagpur district. Families blamed inadequate supervision at several sites, prompting police investigations and post-mortem exams.
Four Youths Swept Away in Brudha River
In Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, four young men drowned during a Ganesh idol immersion in the Brudha River. The victims were identified as Sushil Palei, Manjit Swain, Rasmi Ranjan Nayak, and Swapnajeet Barik. Two were rescued initially but the other two were swept away by the current. Fire and Emergency Services personnel recovered all four bodies, and they were declared dead at Ersama Hospital.
Hostel Student Dies at Pond Immersion
Piyush Das, a Class 9 student at Viswabharati Residential School, drowned in a pond near the Government Agricultural Research Centre in Bhadrak district. He disappeared during the idol immersion while with fellow students. School officials and students searched but could not locate him. The Gadi Fire Services department recovered his body hours later. Police are investigating the incident.
Two Students Die in Ghodahada River
Fourteen-year-olds Adarsh Sahu and Preetam Sameli drowned in the Ghodahada River during an immersion ceremony in Ganjam district. Their bodies were seized by police for post-mortem examination. A separate death in the same district involved Class 8 student Sitanshu Jena, who drowned during an immersion organized by his tuition class. His family alleged the private tuition teacher was absent during the ceremony.
Maharashtra Lake Deaths During Hartalika Ceremony
In Nagpur district, Maharashtra, two 13-year-old boys—Ayush Harish Kumre and Darshan Dhanraj Lad—drowned in a lake during Hartalika idol immersion. Their uncles pulled them from the water after villagers raised alarms. Both were taken to Katol Rural Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Police registered accidental-death cases and opened an inquiry into the drownings.
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