Overview
- A vehicle carrying devotees fell into a roadside well in Tandulwadi village in Malshiras taluka, Solapur district on Sunday, leaving eight people dead and seven rescued.
- The seven survivors were taken to local hospitals and remain under treatment while district officials and police continue on-site work.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex-gratia payments of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the PMNRF.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state will give Rs 5 lakh to the families of each deceased and confirmed the District Collector and superintendent of police reached the scene rapidly.
- Local reports named the eight victims and cited preliminary accounts that the vehicle’s brakes failed, and officials said a formal inquiry and further administrative follow-up are pending.