Ganesh procession organiser held a month after 19-year-old died amid crowd commotion

Mohammad Maher Siddiq Ahmed alias Siddiq | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A month after a 19-year-old died following a commotion during a Ganesh Agaman procession in Ramnagar, Musheerabad police arrested one of the organisers for alleged culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

The accused, Mohammad Maher Siddiq Ahmed alias Siddiq, 34, a real estate businessman, was arrested around 11.30 p.m. on October 4. Police said he had been absconding in the case.

The incident occurred on September 5 when S. Badrinath, 19, had gone with a friend to attend the Ganesh Agaman procession at Ramnagar. Around 9 p.m., he stopped responding to calls from his father, who was later informed that Badrinath had been taken to Gandhi Hospital. Doctors declared him dead.