8-Year-Old Among 2 Electrocuted to Death Near Ganapati Pandal in Mumbai's Lalbaug
- On Sunday, two people, including an eight-year-old girl, died after electrocution near a Ganapati pandal in Mumbai's Lalbaug area, with four others injured near the Kalachowki Vibhag Sarvajanik Ustav Mandal on Dattaram Lad Marg.
- Separately, Mumbai Police registered an FIR against Professor Suryanarayan Doolla following the death of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode, with parents alleging caste discrimination while the institute claimed he used ChatGPT for answers.
- In Haridwar, Surendra Koli, 53, was cremated on Saturday, 10 months after his release from prison following his acquittal in the Nithari serial murders case, though his family suspects foul play regarding his Friday death.
- The state CID and Karnataka High Court are investigating Karnataka Public Service Commission officials over recruitment irregularities spanning at least five years, with chief Shivashankarappa S Sahukar suspended and IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar arrested.
- Official inquiries remain active across multiple incidents, with authorities investigating the Mumbai electrocution, the KPSC recruitment probe, and the IIT-Bombay student death case as public concerns mount over safety and administrative integrity.
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Woman and 8-year-old girl electrocuted at Mumbai Ganesh pandal, 4 hospitalised
An eight-year-old girl died and four others were critically injured after an electric shock outside the Kalachowki Mahaganpati pandal in Mumbai around 2 am. The incident triggered panic among devotees and cast a pall over Ganeshotsav celebrations in the area.
Read this article first via Cedarnews.net. To follow more news and exclusive interviews, please visit our website. Mumbai: A major incident of electrocution has come to light during Ganpati festival near Kalachowki Department Public Festival Board in the famous Lalbagh area. You published this news via Cedarnews news site. To know more about the news and exclusive interviews of the magazine, visit our official website.
According to information received from policemen on the spot, five injured were taken to Masina Hospital in Byculla, while the other injured were admitted to Global Hospital in Parel.
India News Live Updates, 20 September 2026: 8-year-old girl dies of electrocution at Mumbai’s Lalbaug Ganpati pandal
Mumbai Police registered an FIR based on the student’s father’s complaint, while IIT-Bombay denied the allegation and said no disciplinary action had been initiated.
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