Mumbai, Sept. 7 -- One person died and five others were injured after coming into contact with a high-tension electric wire during Ganesh idol immersion in the Sakinaka area of Mumbai suburb.
The incident occurred near S.J. Studio on Khairani Road, where six devotees suffered burns after touching a high-tension power line early today.
Five injured devotees were admitted to Paramount Hospital in Sakinaka, while one was taken to Seven Hills Hospital. The deceased has been identified as Binu Shivkumar.
The injured are Tushar Gupta, 18; Dharamraj Gupta, 44; Aarush Gupta, 12; Shambhu Kami, 20; and Karan Kanojia, 14. Paramount Hospital authorities said the five injured are critical, and admitted in the ICCU.
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