Overview

• Raisen police said two cousins, Anuj Sahu, 16, and Nitin Sahu, 17, died after the ground gave way during a streamside immersion in Ghatkheda on Saturday night.
• Nitin was pulled out unresponsive, given CPR, and taken to a Bhopal hospital where he was declared dead, while Anuj’s body was recovered about an hour after the fall, according to the Umraoganj station house officer.
• In Ashta, Madhya Pradesh, a 10-year-old identified as Bunty drowned after three children fell into the Papnash River during immersions, with a village guard rescuing two and SDERF teams and locals searching for the third.
• District officials in Ashta reported divers and police posted at designated sites such as Sarvadharma Kund, with restrictions on children entering the water and boats used for smaller idols.
• In Telangana’s Pedapalli district, a youth identified as Rakesh was swept away during an immersion in Godavarikhani; video showed him carried off by strong currents as a boat-aided search continued.