Two dead, 95 injured in Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Despite heavy rains, Dahi Handi festivities on Saturday saw large turnouts across the city and Thane, but also left two people dead and 95 injured, including two in critical condition.

Mumbai, India - August 16, 2025: Family members and the two sons of Jagmohan Shivkiram Chaudgari hold up his photograph in grief. Jagmohan tragically lost his life while tying the Dahi Handi rope during festival preparations at Mankhurd in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, August 16, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

In Maharashtra Nagar, Mankhurd, Jagmohan Shivkiran Choudhari, 37, died after slipping while tying a handi to a first-floor balcony for children. A carpenter and father of two, Choudhari was rushed to Shatabdi Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police said he was not part of a Govinda troupe.