Over 30 drown during Ganesh idol immersion
Bhopal/Mumbai/New Delhi, September 13
Thirty-three persons, most of them in their 20s, drowned during the immersion of Ganesh idols in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, officials said on Friday.
In Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, 11 persons died when two boats carrying an idol for immersion in a lake in Khatlapura capsized.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 11 persons in the boat capsize. Chief Minister Kamal Nath ordered a magisterial inquiry and a compensation of Rs 11 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
In Maharashtra, at least 18 persons drowned in separate incidents during the immersion of Ganesh idols.
Two men and two women drowned in the Yamuna in Delhi during Ganesh idol immersion. — PTI
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