Harassed by Loud Music at Ganesh Pandal, Man Ends Life in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: After getting allegedly harassed by Ganesh pandal organisers over a dispute related to loud music, a 55-year-old man suffering cardiac problem allegedly committed suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district.

According to police sources, the victim identified as Dhannu Lal Sahu (55) opposed loud music being played from a Ganesh pandal near his house in Hathkhoj area of Durg on Saturday night. He requested the organisers to play the music at low volume. This led to an altercation as despite being told that Sahu suffered from a heart ailment, the pandal organisers did not turn down the volume.

Sahu called up the police and a police team reached the spot and got the organisers to reduce the volume.

Later, Dhannu Lal ended his life. In his suicide note, the victim alleged that he was harassed by the Ganesh pandal organisers.

A case of accidental death has been registered by the police and further investigation is underway.

In a separate incident in Durg, four men disrupted a Ganesh Chaturthi procession on September 9. Three of these men were murdered on September 10.