8-year-old among 2 electrocuted to death near Ganapati pandal in Mumbai's Lalbaug
Five injured people were taken to Masina Hospital in Byculla, while others were shifted to Global Hospital in Parel.
An eight-year-old girl and four others were electrocuted near a Ganapati pandal in Mumbai's Lalbaug area on Sunday morning, while another woman died later at a hospital. The incident occurred around 2:20 am near the Kalachowki Vibhag Sarvajanik Ustav Mandal on Dattaram Lad Marg in Kalachowki, amid large crowds for the Ganapati festival.
The family of the deceased girl, Raghni Ghanshyam Yadav, was in a queue when the incident happened, and they decided to leave the pandal due to the large crowd. Police and hospital officials are investigating the incident and confirming the details.
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