Gokulashtami revelry turned tragic on Thursday with deaths of two govindas in unrelated road accidents. SanketMohite (21) succumbed to head injuries after meeting with a bike accident on way to break a dahihandi. He was riding triple seat from Wadala to Bandra-Kurla Complex when the accident took place. Mumbai's PrashantSatpute, too, died in a bike collision at Kopri bridge in Thane. He was part of Jai Hind MitraMandal from Sion.
Across the city, govindas suffered fewer falls this year compared to the previous years. Till Thursday evening, 246 injured govindas were taken to hospitals in the city.
Most of the injuries were minor or fractures at the most. A total of 180 injured Govindas were discharged by evening after treatment. A few, though, were serious.
Three youths from Worli were on their way to break a handi in Mahim and were travelling on top of a truck with their mandal when a rope of a handi hit their necks and they fell off the truck. All three of them suffered injuries.
One of them, who is in his mid-20s, fell on his head. "We rushed him to Raheja Hospital but he was shifted to Sion Hospital from there. Once there, we were told to take him to KEM Hospital as no ventilator was available," said Vishal Lokare, a fellow govinda who was also present in the truck.
Apart from these, 70 govindas were injured while trying to build a human pyramid in the various dahi handi programmes held across Thane on Thursday. Thirty had to be hospitalized for treatment of internal injuries.
An all-girls' troupe 'Ranzhunjhar Mandal' from Borivli suffered the most. Sixteen girls, all first-time participants, were injured while attempting a pyramid at Panchpakhadi area in Thane (West).
A govinda, Sashikant Mane (25), suffered a spinal cord injury and had to be rushed to J J Hospital.
Across the city, govindas suffered fewer falls this year compared to the previous years. Till Thursday evening, 246 injured govindas were taken to hospitals in the city.
Most of the injuries were minor or fractures at the most. A total of 180 injured Govindas were discharged by evening after treatment. A few, though, were serious.
Three youths from Worli were on their way to break a handi in Mahim and were travelling on top of a truck with their mandal when a rope of a handi hit their necks and they fell off the truck. All three of them suffered injuries.
One of them, who is in his mid-20s, fell on his head. "We rushed him to Raheja Hospital but he was shifted to Sion Hospital from there. Once there, we were told to take him to KEM Hospital as no ventilator was available," said Vishal Lokare, a fellow govinda who was also present in the truck.
Apart from these, 70 govindas were injured while trying to build a human pyramid in the various dahi handi programmes held across Thane on Thursday. Thirty had to be hospitalized for treatment of internal injuries.
An all-girls' troupe 'Ranzhunjhar Mandal' from Borivli suffered the most. Sixteen girls, all first-time participants, were injured while attempting a pyramid at Panchpakhadi area in Thane (West).
A govinda, Sashikant Mane (25), suffered a spinal cord injury and had to be rushed to J J Hospital.
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