Tension Grips Maharashtra's Bhiwandi After Stones Pelted At Ganesh Idol Procession | VIDEO

Mumbai: A cheerful Ganpati immersion was marred by violence and stone pelting on Tuesday late at night in Maharashtra 's Bhiwandi. The incident occurred at around midnight when the Ganpati idol was being transported for immersion. As the joyful procession passed near the Hindustani Mosque, a group allegedly threw stones at the idol, prompting a clash between the two groups.

As the tensions escalated, the police also issued a lathi charge at the two groups. As per media reports, several people have been detained in the case.

Following the incident, the Ganesh devotees urged for the arrest of the accused and said that immersion would not be done until the accused were held, reports stated.

BJP 's Mahesh Chaugule arrived at the spot with his supporters. at Shivaji Chowk and demanded action.

The officials have stated that an investigation into the matter is underway.

On the spot, DCP Shrikant Paropkari and Additional Commissioner Dnyaneshwar Chavan said, "After registering the case, investigation is being done. Whoever is found guilty, strict action will be taken against them."

For now, the area is heavily guarded in anticipation of the Eid procession today.

Ganpati Visarjan:

oer 37,000 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai by Wednesday morning as devotees bade farewell after the festival, PTI reported. 

The immersion processions, which began on Tuesday morning on the last day of the Ganesh festival, continued smoothly throughout the night, with devotees thronging the city's beaches, lakes and other artificial ponds for immersion of the idols.

The idol of Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh- was immersed into the Arabian Sea off the Girgaon beach in south Mumbai at around 10:30 am. Thousands of devotees made a beeline to catch the last glimpse of the deity.

Chinchpoklicha Chintamani, another famous Ganesh mandal from Lalbaug and idols of a few other groups were also brought to the beach for immersion.

According to officials, immersion took place at artificial ponds as well as Girgaon, Dadar, Juhu, Marve and Aksa beaches, among other spots in the megapolis.

The festival began on September 7 and culminated on September 17.

Over 24,000 police personnel were deployed on Mumbai streets for security and crowd management.