For the Shindes of Somatane Phate, living on the outskirts of Pune city in Talegaon Dabhade, the brute euphoria of the revelry accompanying Ganesha festivities turned deadly.
Already in deep mourning following the loss of a young family member even before the Ganesha festival began, their gloom was compounded after several members of the Shinde family, including two senior citizens, were mercilessly assaulted on the night of September 25.
Their ‘crime’ was to request members of a Ganesh pandal to lower the blaring DJ music emanating from speakers during the immersion procession.
