Overview

• Strong winds and light rainfall around 6:30 pm Wednesday caused a gate structure at Siddharth Garden to collapse, killing two and injuring two others.
• The municipal corporation announced Rs 5 lakh in ex gratia for each bereaved family and confirmed the injured are receiving care at government hospitals.
• A separate storm-related incident in Bhagatsingh Nagar saw a woman critically hurt when an uprooted tree fell on her.
• Authorities revealed the collapsed entrance was built under a Build-Operate-Transfer model, highlighting the BOT operator’s maintenance obligations.
• Police Commissioner Pravin Pawar said offences will be registered once the civic body files its complaint and that visitor access to audited sites will be reviewed after the structural assessments.