Ganpati visarjan turned into a tragic incident for a family yesterday, as three of the its members and a family friend, drowned in the very pond they were visiting for the immersion ritual.

The incident occurred at 6.30 pm, at Mangewadi in Sundar Nagar, Katraj. The deceased hailed from the same locality and were identified as Suma Survase (32), Govind Survase (10), Venkatesh Survase (13), and the family friend, Anita Chavan (30).