Mumbai, Sept. 29 -- In a night time rescue mission, seventeen individuals including sixteen women and their driver were safely evacuated after their bus became stranded near Chari village in Dahanu tehsil of Palghar district yesterday night.
The rescue operation was personally supervised by Palghar District Collector Dr Indu Rani Jakhar and Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh, demonstrating the administration's direct involvement in the emergency response.
The operation resulted in injuries to Police Inspector Kiran Pawar of Dahanu police station, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Sub-District Hospital in Dahanu.
The incident occurred against the backdrop of heavy rainfall that has been lashing Palghar district throughout...