{
  "id": 10019303,
  "title": "Five Drown During Ganesh Immersion In MP’s Khandwa And Dhar; CM Mohan Yadav Announces ₹4 Lakh Aid For Each Family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/five-drown-during-ganesh-immersion-in-mps-khandwa-and-dhar-cm-mohan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/five-drown-during-ganesh-immersion-in-mps-khandwa-and-dhar-cm-mohan-yadav-announces-4-lakh-aid-for-each-family"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Madhya Pradesh, five individuals tragically drowned during the Ganesh idol immersion ceremony. In Khandwa, two brothers, Lakshya and Vishwas Thakur, perished after entering a deep pit filled with rainwater. The bodies of the young men were recovered after a six-hour search. The pit, reportedly around 80 feet deep, had become submerged following the rains.\n\nElsewhere in Dhar district, three more young men, identified as Pawan, Rahul, and Nihal, drowned in deep water at Delchi Road in Badnawar. These victims, too, were rushed to the Civil Hospital, but doctors declared them dead upon arrival.\n\nChief Minister Mohan Yadav announced financial aid of Rs four lakh each to the families of the deceased in both incidents. Yadav expressed grief over the deaths and requested an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the drownings. Police have registered cases and initiated investigations.",
  "summary": "Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh): Two brothers drowned in a deep, water-filled mine near Nahalda village during Ganesh idol immersion on Friday, bringing into focus pits allegedly created by excavation and left filled with rainwater. The bodies of Lakshya Thakur and Vishwas Thakur were recovered around 10 pm after a nearly six-hour search. Villagers said several deep mines have been dug around Nahalda,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Five individuals drown during Ganesh immersion in Madhya Pradesh.",
    "Two brothers, Lakshya and Vishwas Thakur, perish in Khandwa pit.",
    "CM Mohan Yadav offers ₹4 lakh aid per family for the deceased."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}