Thane Ganeshotsav 2026: 2 Groups Clash During Ganpati Immersion In Titwala, Case Registered Against 70-80 People Including Ex-BJP Deputy Mayor
Thane: A clash reportedly broke out between two groups over the order of a Ganpati immersion procession in Maharashtra's Thane district, following which police registered a case against 70 to 80 people from both sides. According to reports, the dispute began in Titwala over which group's Ganpati idol would proceed first for immersion. The verbal altercation allegedly escalated into pushing and…
Two groups engaged in a heated confrontation over the order of a Ganpati immersion procession in Thane district, Maharashtra, leading to a police registration of a case against 70 to 80 individuals, including ex-BJP Deputy Mayor Upeksha Bhoir and her husband Shaktivan Bhoir. The altercation in Titwala escalated from words to physical violence, involving pushing and shoving.
The dispute took place along the route of the immersion procession, passing through Regency Sarvam, Shrikrishna Hospital Road, MNS Chowk, and Station Road. Police registered the case following the incident.
In a separate, tragic incident, Ganeshotsav mandal president Rajesh Rajendran Devender was stabbed to death after a dispute. The confrontation between 18-year-old mandal volunteer Vinay Sharma and suspect Raunak Balu Sonawane occurred outside the mandal venue around 9.30 pm on September 18. Sonawane allegedly slapped Sharma, leading to a further altercation where Devender intervened and was stabbed in the chest.
Anand Tiwari, who attempted to intervene, also sustained injuries. Seven suspects were arrested, and further details of the case and the incident are pending.
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