Twenty still hospitalised after heat stroke at Maharashtra Bhushan award event

Forty four people were admitted to five hospitals in and around Kharghar. Out of them, 20 are still undergoing treatment while the others have been discharged, according to the Raigad district information officer.

At least 20 people were still undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award function in Navi Mumbai, an official said on April 17.

On April 16, at least 11 people died due to sunstroke as the function, attended by lakhs, was held in an open ground in Kharghar area of Raigad district.

Forty four people were admitted to five hospitals in and around Kharghar. Out of them, 20 are still undergoing treatment while the others have been discharged, according to the Raigad district information officer.

The Kharghar police have registered accidental death reports (ADR) in connection with the 11 fatalities, an official said.

The deceased included eight women. Ten of the bodies were handed over to their relatives, according to officials.

Lakhs of people had come for the event held on a 306-acre ground in Kharghar. The nearest weather station to the spot had recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar visited the MGM Hospital at Kamothe in Navi Mumbai late Sunday night and enquired about the health of the people undergoing treatment there after suffering from sunstroke.