Mumbai, September 29: At least 12 persons were killed, including nine from drowning, during Ganpati idol immersions over the past 24 hours across Maharashtra, police officials said on Friday. The immersions began on Thursday on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi, marking the end of the 10-day festivities.

In Nashik, three persons drowned in Panchvati and an equal number in Nashik Road area, an official said. Umbraj in Satara, Wajirabad in Nanded and Karjat in Raigad near Mumbai reported one death each from drowning, he added. Ganesh Visarjan 2023: Three Drown During Ganpati Idol Immersion in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri, Investigation Underway.

In Ratnagiri district in the state's Konkan region, two persons were killed when a tempo ploughed into a idol immersion procession after the vehicle's brake failed. Ganesh Visarjan 2023: Teenager Drowns at Mumbai’s Juhu Beach During Ganpati Idol Immersion, Body Recovered From Arabian Sea.

A 17-year-old girl and the tempo's driver died, he said. In Juhu in the western part of the metropolis, a 16-year-old boy was rescued from the beach amid immersion on Thursday but he was declared 'dead on arrival' by doctors at nearby civic-run Cooper hospital.