PTI reported that a 32 -year -old man fell on his death on Saturday afternoon, tied ‘dahi elephant’ in Mainkhad, Mumbai.
According to a civil officer, Jagamohan Shivaran Chaudhary was tying the ‘Dahi Handi’ with a rope from a rope of the first floor window of his house in Maharashtra Nagar, when he fell.
According to PTI, he was taken to the Civic-Ran Shatabadi Govandi Hospital, where he was declared dead.
In addition to this incident, at least 30 others participate in the formation of the human pyramid, who were injured parallel to the ceremonies across the city.
According to officials, fifteen out of 30 were admitted to the hospital, while the rest were discharged after treatment.
Officials said thirty injured persons include 18 from the city of island and six each from the eastern and western parts of the metropolis.
Earlier this week, an 11 -year -old was killed in Mumbai after falling during an exercise session before the Dahi Handy event during Janamashtami.
The incident occurred on Sunday night when the victim, Mahesh Ramesh Jadhav suffered a head injury after a fall in the Dahisar region of Mumbai. His fall on the ground was not stopped by a mattress, other humans or a helmet.
After this incident, the boy’s mother, music lodged a complaint with the Dahisar police, who booked the Divisional President booked for negligence.
Every year the right elephant festival is celebrated in India to mark the birth of Lord Krishna. This year, the festival will fall on August 16, and people are already practicing the formation of multi-level human pyramids to break the right.
As mentioned by HT, in July, the state government announced insurance coverage to 1.5 lakh Govindas participating in the right hand festival through the Oriental Insurance Company. In case of death during the game, maximum payment 10 lakhs were assured for the families of the deceased.
Children under the age of 14, according to the state government’s statement, are not allowed to participate in Dahi Handes, according to the statement accepted by the Bombay High Court in 2017.
