1 dead, 5 injured due to electrocution during Ganesh immersion procession in Mumbai

A man died and five other persons were injured after coming in contact with a live electric wire during a Ganesh idol immersion procession in Mumbai on Sunday (September 7, 2025) morning, civic officials said.

The incident occurred on Khairani Road in the Sakinaka area at around 10.45 a.m. when a dangling electric wire accidentally touched the Ganpati idol, leading to six devotees near it getting electrocuted, the officials said, as per the information received from local police.

Some locals rushed the injured persons to nearby private medical facilities, and one of them was taken to the civic-run Seven Hills Hospital, an official said.