It has been confirmed in a post-mortem that Kharghar tragedy victims passed away due to heatstroke, a health official said on Friday.
During the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony that was organised in Kharghar on Sunday, around 14 people died after suffering from heatstroke
"The autopsy was conducted on 12 out of the 14 deceased at the Sub-District Hospital in Panvel. The procedure confirmed that they died due to heat stroke," a medical officer attached to the facility said, adding that the post-mortem of two other victims was conducted at some other hospitals.
2 deceased passed away due to comorbidities
It was also found that two of these deceased also suffered from co-morbidities, he said.
The 14 deceased included 10 women and four men, officials earlier said. Till late night on Sunday, they had confirmed 11 deaths in the incident. On Monday, two others died, while one more person - a woman - succumbed two days after the event.
Panvel govt hospital contains post-mortem reports
Raigad civil surgeon Dr Suhas Mane said the post-mortem reports of 12 of the 14 deceased were available with the Panvel Sub-District Hospital.
Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Madhukar Panchal, said the autopsy reports have been submitted to the authorities concerned.
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