Maharashtra Bhushan Event Sunstroke Death Toll Rises To 12

One more patient undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai has died, taking the toll in the incident to 12, officials said on Monday.

Earlier on Sunday, at least 11 people died due to sunstroke as the ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ award function, attended by lakhs, was held in an open ground in Kharghar area of Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

The deceased included nine women and three men.

According to Panvel Municipal Corporation’s Deputy Commissioner Vitthal Dake, the deceased have been identified as Mahesh Narayan Gaikar (42), Jayshree Jagannath Patil (54), Manjusha Krishna Bhombade (51), Swapnil Sadashiv Keni (30), Tulshiram Bhau Vangad (58), Kalavati Siddhram Vaychal (46), Bheema Krishna Salvi (58), Savita Sanjay Pawar (42), Pushpa Madan Gaikar (64), Vandana Jagannath Patil (62), Minaxi Mohan Mistry and Gulab Baban Patil (55).