Dahi Handi event that gets organised every year in the different parts of Maharashtra turns to be fatal this year, after several got injured in the separate incidents on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami on Thursday.According to the sources, a nine-year-old girl died and another was injured as a balcony of a house collapsed on a crowd of people watching a Dahi Handi event in Buldhana district, while as many as 195 people got injured in separate incidents in the state.As per details given by BMC, at least 195 participants of Dahi Handi event got injured in different incidents during Krishna Janmashtami, in Mumbai. Out of which, 18 were admitted to the hospital, and 177 others were discharged.#UPDATE | 195 Govindas injured in different incidents during Dahi Handi organised on the occasion of #KrishnaJanmashtami, in Mumbai. Out of which, 18 were admitted to the hospital, and 177 others were discharged: BMC https://t.co/DwvBTgO9gx— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2023Notably, the celebrations for the auspicious began on Thursday morning and continue till night.According to the organisers, the prizes are also given to the winners of the competitions. And there are chances of participants falling down and getting injured, sometimes critically, during the formation of pyramids.
