India, Sept. 13 -- At least 18 persons drowned in separate incidents during immersion of Ganesh idols across Maharashtra, police said on Friday. Meanwhile, 12 persons killed as a boat capsized in Bhopal's Lower Lake during immersion in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

Immersions, which began on Anant Chaturdashi on Thursday, continued into Friday morning in several parts of Mumbai, Pune and Sangli, officials said.

Drowning incidents were reported in 11 districts comprising Amravati, Nashik, Thane, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Dhule, Bhandara, Nanded, Ahmednagar, Akola and Satara, an official said, adding that 18 persons lost their lives in these. The deaths include four in Amravati, three in Ratnagiri, two each in Nashik, Sindhudurg and Satara, o...