Ganesh Chaturthi: 8 people died while performing Ganpati Visarjan in Gujarat

Sep 14, 2024

Gandhinagar (Gujarat), September 14 (ANI): Eight people drowned while bathing in the Meshwo River in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on September 13. The incident took place while the locals were on their way to immerse the idle of Lord Ganesh. The victims were residents of Vasna Sogthi village in Dehgam taluka. NDRF personnel arrived at the scene and initiated rescue and relief efforts. Speaking on the same, Deputy SP, Gandhinagar, DT Gohil said, "There is Vasna Sogathi village in the Dehgam tehsil. 9 youths from the village came to the dam on Meshwo River at noon. They were bathing here when an idol of Lord Ganesh came for Visarjan. Out of those 9 people, one was drowning while bathing. So, other people also came to save him...Till now we have recovered 8 bodies from here. An eyewitness has said that only 8 people drowned. So accordingly, we have recovered all the bodies...Still, the teams of SDRF and NDRF are deployed here to ensure that anyone else is not missing in this area.” In addition, NDRF Team Commander Lakhan Raghuvanshi said, “Gandhinagar NDRF team is carrying out the rescue operation. 8 bodies have been recovered and according to the villagers, one person is missing. Rescue operation is being conducted by a team of divers. A team of NDRF and SDRF is carrying out the rescue operation.”