India, Sept. 8 -- At least four persons have died during Ganesh immersions across Pune district, casting a pall of gloom over an otherwise festive atmosphere.

On Saturday at Mahatma Phule Chowk, Chakan, around nine to 10 students of the Shiv Shahi Career Academy owned by Manoj Gundu Buva went to immerse the academy's as well as other Ganesh idols. After reaching the Bham River ghat behind Priyadarshan School, Ghoddari, Waki Khurd at around 2.30 pm, the group proceeded to immerse the idols when two of them could not gauge the depth of the water and drowned. The deceased have been identified as Abhishek Ashok Bhakre, 21, a resident of Koyali, Chakan; and Anant Jaiswal, 30, also a resident of Chakan. While another person was reportedly miss...