A seven-year-old boy died throughout a dahi handi celebration in Mumbai on Saturday (September 5, 2026), Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) officers mentioned.
The deceased was recognized as Rudra Kadam, who was declared useless at Malvani Normal Hospital in Mumbai’s Malad Suburb. The incident occurred round 3 p.m. throughout a neighborhood dahi handi celebration at Ekta Welfare Society in Malad (West).
The younger Govindas, the identify used for individuals celebrating dahi handi, have been forming human pyramids on Saturday (September 5, 2026) when a brick column to which the curd pot was connected collapsed on the sufferer, inflicting a head harm, in keeping with the BMC.
The Dahi Handi is an integral a part of the Janmashtami festivities, marking the start of Lord Krishna. Folks come collectively to kind human pyramids as excessive as 10 tiers to interrupt earthen pots crammed with curd. Through the makes an attempt to interrupt the pots, a troupe of Govindas is more likely to collapse, leaving them injured.
At the very least 168 accidents have been reported throughout dahi handis from throughout town on Saturday (September 5, 2026) with a number of present process therapy in varied hospitals.
In a press release launched on Friday (September 4, 2026), the BMC mentioned that they’ve ready 100 beds at civic hospitals within the metropolis and suburbs for treating injured Govindas.
On Friday evening (September 4, 2026), the demise of a 45-year-old girl recognized as Salma Salauddin Pathan was recorded in Pune after a short lived iron body erected for a dahi Handi occasion collapsed on her.
Final yr, two dahi handi-related deaths have been recorded, and 95 Govindas have been injured throughout Janmashtami.
Printed – September 05, 2026 05:32 pm IST
