Hyderabad, Sept. 26 -- Thirteen people, including a police sub-inspector, died during the ten-day Ganesh immersion festivities across Telangana this year, Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand said, concluding the day of Ganesh immersions in the city.

Anand said 26 others were injured in incidents linked to the immersions, which continued until afternoon on Saturday.

Among the dead was New Kothagudem Sub-Inspector (SI) Venkanna, who had come to Hyderabad for immersion duty. Six people died in Patancheru, within Cyberabad limits, while one person, identified as Shiva, died in Khairatabad early Friday. Another death was reported in Nirmal following a heart attack. Anand said high noise levels from DJ systems had contributed to some of...