Concert in Mumbai's Worli Ends in Tragedy as Audience Member Dies, Another Falls Ill
Police are awaiting medical and forensic reports after questioning 8 to 10 people and checking whether event permissions and safety arrangements were adequate.
- A 28-year-old law student, Rishabh Gangurde, died Saturday night after falling ill at a music concert held at the NSCI Dome in Worli, prompting police to initiate a formal inquiry.
- Gangurde reportedly consumed a large amount of alcohol at the event and was rushed to Breach Candy Hospital, where he was declared dead, while a woman attendee experienced similar complications after consuming beer and whisky.
- Mumbai Police have questioned 8 to 10 people including event organizers, with Gangurde's body sent to Nair Hospital for post-mortem examination as officials await medical and forensic reports to determine the exact cause of death.
- Officers from the Mumbai Crime Branch visited the venue and hospitals to gather information, while the hospitalized woman's condition stabilized at Jaslok Hospital with doctors expected to discharge her shortly.
- Authorities are examining whether similarities exist between this incident and an April 11 tragedy at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon involving two management students, though a senior IPS officer stated no drug evidence has emerged in the Worli case.
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Mumbai music event turns tragic as man dies, woman hospitalised; police say no evidence of drug usage found
A 28-year-old man died and a woman was hospitalised after ‘excessive’ alcohol consumption at a Mumbai music event. The man was declared dead at the hospital, while the woman's condition is stable. An investigation into the incident and event permissions is underway.
Law student dies, woman collapses at Mumbai concert; alcohol, drug angle under lens
While investigators suspect excessive alcohol consumption may have contributed to the incident, police have not ruled out a possible drug angle. The exact cause of death will be determined only after the post-mortem examination.
Maharashtra: One dead, another hospitalised after health emergency at Worli concert in Mumbai
According to Mumbai police, "an Accidental Death Report (ADR) ADR no 17/2026 was registered yesterday at Tardeo Police Station regarding the death of a 28-year-old male, who was brought dead to the Breach Candy hospital. Preliminary inquiry has revealed that the deceased had attended a concert held in the NSCI Dome Worli."
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