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Maharashtra: 20-year-old electrocuted, three injured in Naigaon during civic body's demolition drive in Palghar
Updated On: 17 May, 2026 10:08 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
According to officials, a team from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) had arrived at the location to remove illegal encroachments. During the operation, civic staff were dismantling a large iron banner installed outside the hotel

The incident took place on Saturday outside a hotel in Naigaon East along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway. Representational Pic/File
A 20-year-old man died and three others were injured after an iron banner allegedly came into contact with a high-voltage overhead power line during an anti-encroachment drive in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.
The incident took place on Saturday outside a hotel in Naigaon East along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway.
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