Overview

• In Mumbai’s Sakinaka, a live wire contacted a Ganesh idol during a procession, injuring six devotees, and 36-year-old Binu Sukumaran died during treatment, officials said.
• Police said a separate incident in Bhayander killed 34-year-old Prateek Shah when he came into contact with a live wire while helping shift an idol onto a trolley.
• An accidental death report has been registered and police said negligence inquiries are underway with FIRs to follow if warranted.
• Officials across Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh reported multiple immersion-related drownings, with media tallies putting the death toll at at least seven.
• Mumbai’s civic body retrieved 1,982 metric tonnes of Plaster of Paris and 508 tonnes of nirmalya after 1,97,114 immersions, moving PoP to a Bhiwandi facility and seeking recycling methods with IIT‑Bombay, VJTI and the MPCB.