A tractor-trolley carrying devotees capsized into a pond during Durga idol immersion in Khargone on Thursday. Rescue teams have retrieved 11 bodies, including 8 young girls. Rescue operations are ongoing.

Initial reports suggested that 20-25 people were on board when the trolley overturned, prompting immediate action by police and local administrative officers. The trolley was later recovered from the pond with the help of a JCB.

Location and details of the incident

The accident took place at a pond in Ardala village, Fandana area. Devotees from Padlafata of Rajgarh Gram Panchayat had come to immerse the Durga idol on Thursday.

The trolley, estimated to carry 20-25 people, overturned at a culvert on the pond path around 6 PM, leading to the tragic drowning of all 11 people recovered so

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