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Three persons were injured aft being pushed astatine Shivneri Fort successful Pune amid overcrowding aboriginal connected Thursday (February 19, 2026), arsenic thousands gathered to observe the commencement day of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, constabulary said.
The incidental occurred astir 3:30 a.m. erstwhile a radical carrying a torch was descending the fort adjacent the Meena Darwaja successful Junnar tehsil, they said.
“A radical was coming down the fort carrying a torch astatine a accelerated gait amid dense crowding. Our constabulary squad contiguous determination advised them to dilatory down,” Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural, Sandip Singh Gill said.
“Meanwhile, idiosyncratic from the precocious broadside pushed a person, pursuing which 4 to 5 radical from the radical fell. Three persons sustained limb injuries,” helium said.
The constabulary unit contiguous astatine the spot instantly assisted the injured and ensured that the question of radical continued smoothly, the authoritative said.
“We person deployed further constabulary unit and the question of radical is present taking spot smoothly,” helium said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar attended the celebrations astatine the fort successful Pune connected Thursday (February 19, 2026).
Mr. Fadnavis and his Deputies attended assorted programmes, including the ‘cradle ceremony’, symbolising the legendary king’s commencement and naming rituals, astatine Shivneri.
The legendary warrior king was calved connected February 19, 1630, astatine Shivneri Fort successful Pune district.
