Overview

• By 6 am Sunday, the BMC reported 36,632 immersions citywide, including 5,855 public mandal idols, 30,468 household idols and 309 Gauri idols, with no major incidents recorded.
• Mumbai Police deployed more than 21,000 personnel and operated an AI control room at Girgaon Chowpatty with QR‑coded mandal vehicles, extensive CCTV and drone monitoring and wide traffic diversions.
• Police arrested Ashwinikumar Supra, 50, from Noida for a hoax message alleging RDX‑laden vehicles in the city, and officials said immersion operations proceeded safely.
• The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja and other major mandals processed through the night in rain toward Girgaon Chowpatty, with traditional pushpavrishti performed and large crowds lining key routes.
• Civic logistics included hundreds of artificial ponds, rafts, lifeguards, floodlights and ambulances, while leaders highlighted eco‑initiatives such as converting collected idols into organic manure.