Two dead, over 300 injured in Dahi Handi festivities in Mumbai
Of the 318 persons injured in Mumbai, only 24 were under treatment, including a nine-year-old boy. The remaining 294 people were discharged after treatment on Saturday (August 16, 2025).
The Dahi Handi festival, celebrated a day after Krishna Janmashtami, involves a group of men and women forming a human pyramid to break an earthen pot with curd in it, tied to a hanging rope.
Officials of the BMC said that 135 persons were injured in Mumbai, of whom 119 have been discharged and 16 are still under treatment, including one person in a critical condition. In the eastern suburbs, of the 72 injured, two are still under treatment, while 70 have been discharged. In the Western suburbs, 111 were injured, with 105 discharged, and six under treatment, including one person in critical condition.
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