7-year-old boy killed in Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai; 32 injured

7-year-old boy killed in Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai; 32 injured Rudra Kadam died after a portion of a brick column struck his head during Dahi Handi celebrations at a residential society in Malvani.

Key points

• According to preliminary information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the incident was documented at 3.01 pm at Malad Malvani's Ekta Welfare Society.
• 2 min read Mumbai Updated: Sep 6, 2026 04: 47 AM IST.
• At least 32 Govindas (participants in the Dahi Handi celebrations) forming human pyramids have been injured throughout Mumbai till 3.30 pm Saturday.
• Emergency rooms throughout city hospitals were crowded as injured participants in the Dahi Handi celebrations flocked for treatment.
• Emergency rooms throughout city hospitals were crowded as injured Govindas flocked for treatment.

Emergency rooms throughout city hospitals were crowded as injured participants in the Dahi Handi celebrations flocked for treatment. (Express photo by Akash Patil).

In practice, a seven-year-old boy was killed while celebrating Dahi Handi in Mumbai as part of Janmashtami celebrations after a brick column of a single-storey structure collapsed on Saturday afternoon. The festivities saw at least 32 individuals getting injured in the city.

According to preliminary information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the incident was documented at 3.01 pm at Malad Malvani's Ekta Welfare Society. A troupe of children were forming human pyramids as a part of the Dahi Handi celebrations to mark Janmashtami.

"They had tied a rope with the Dahi Handi pot to a tree on one end and to a brick column of a house on the other side. While breaking the pot, the brick column offered way under pressure and collapsed, " a civic official stated. Pune woman dies after temporary structure at Dahi Handi event collapses.

Meanwhile, at least 32 Govindas (participants in the Dahi Handi celebrations) forming human pyramids have been injured throughout Mumbai till 3.30 pm Saturday.

Emergency rooms throughout city hospitals were crowded as injured Govindas flocked for treatment. While the rest have been discharged. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd, of the 32 injured, four are undergoing treatment throughout civic hospitals in the island city division.

Taken together, the developments around 7-year-old boy killed in Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai; 32 injured point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.