{
  "id": 7742030,
  "title": "Ganpati Immersion Row: Devotees Clash With Police & Civic Body Over Traditional Lake Immersion In Virar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ganpati-immersion-row-devotees-clash-with-police-civic-body-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:43:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/ganpati-immersion-row-devotees-clash-with-police-civic-body-over-traditional-lake-immersion-in-virar"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Virar: Tension was reported in several parts of Vasai-Virar after the Municipal Corporation and police opposed the immersion of one-and-a-half-day Ganesh idols in natural lakes. In Virar East’s Kopri village, a confrontation took place between Ganesh devotees and police after devotees were stopped from immersing Ganesh idols in the local lake. Devotees expressed strong anger over the decision to…",
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  "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."
}