Four members of a family in Pune were injured after allegedly beaten by a mob for objecting to loud music playing on a DJ set up while it was passing through outside their house during Ganesh idol immersion, police said on Thursday.
Three of them identified as Bijendra Shakya, Atul Nai and Aryan died during treatment at the medical college hospital while the condition of the fourth Ajay Kumar remains critical.
The Rachakonda district collector issued an order on Tuesday to keep all liquor shops in the district closed for two days in view of the immersion of Ganesh idols.
"As a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incidents during the Ganesh idol immersion in the city, the police department has ordered to ban the sale of alcohol in various police stations until September 30," said police.
The idols made of natural, biodegradable, eco-friendly raw materials without any toxic, inorganic raw materials, plaster of Paris or thermocol (polystyrene) alone will be permitted for immersion in waterbodies, an official statement said.
A student was killed due to a bullet injury in celebratory firing during the Saraswati Puja idol immersion procession near Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Friday.
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