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Six devotees died, and 12 others were injured aft a partition collapsed owed to beardown winds adjacent the Shri Margubai Devi temple successful Jat taluka successful Maharashtra’s Sangli district, constabulary said connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026).
The incidental occurred connected Tuesday (May 11) successful the evening, astir 5 p.m., arsenic each Tuesday and Friday, a immense yatra is held successful the Margubai temple country successful Motewadi colony successful Jat. Taluka. Hundreds of devotees from the eastbound portion of Jat and the Domanal and Kalgi areas of Karnataka travel for darshan. According to police, erstwhile beardown winds and dense rainfall started, the devotees took structure nether a thatched shed adjacent the temple.
“After sometime, the sheets of the shed uprooted, the unit of upwind deed the partition built of bricks, it collapsed and injured the devotees. The rescue squad scope the spot instantly on with exigency help,” said Sangli constabulary officer.
The injured person been shifted to Sankh Primary Health Centre and backstage hospitals. Among the injured, 1 is critical, Sangli constabulary said connected Wednesday (May 13).
The deceased are identified arsenic Kondiba Gagege (65), Shankar Aba Lokhande (80), Mangal Bhauso Mote (45), Arun Viju Gagege (13) Sonya Laxman Chavan (14), and Sangeeta Ramchandra Chaudhary (40) died successful this accident.
