13 dead, 26 injured; the tally still has gaps
DGP C.V. Anand reported the figures after Telangana’s 10-day Ganesh festivities. The state has yet to publish an incident-wise account.
The state reported 13 deaths and 26 injuries during the 10-day festivities, but has not published an incident-wise account.
DGP C.V. Anand said 13 people died and 26 were injured during Telangana’s 10-day Ganesh festivities, according to reports of his September 25 press conference. The figures were reported independently by multiple publications, but Telangana Police has not published an incident-wise casualty table in the material reviewed.
One of the dead was K. Venkanna, a sub-inspector from Kothagudem Two Town police station who was on immersion duty in Hyderabad when an unidentified motorcycle allegedly struck him. He later died in hospital. Six boys from Sirisha Memorial Charitable Trust also drowned during an immersion near Peddakanjerla in Patancheru. Police alleged the trust had not obtained permission; the trust’s response and documentary proof were not available.
The DGP also reportedly cited deaths in Khairatabad and Nirmal, and said DJ noise contributed to some fatalities. Those details remain uncorroborated in the reviewed material. Telangana registered 1.24 lakh idols and had immersed about 88,000 by September 25. The headline number is public. The accounting behind it is not.