Hyderabad engineering student killed, 14 others injured after lighting arch stand collapses during college dandiya event

Hindustan Times · Hindustan Times · October 18, 2026 · 4 min read at Hindustan Times

A woman student was killed while 14 others were injured after an arch collapsed during the Dandiyaprogramme at MVSR Engineering College in Nadergul, on the outskirts of Telangana's Hyderabad. There were more than 600 people present at the time of the incident.

The incident occurred on Saturday at around 7:30 pm when an arch erected and decorated with lighting suddenly came down due to strong winds, news agency PTI reported citing police.

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Hyderabad engineering student killed, 14 others injured after lighting arch stand collapses during college dandiya event

Hindustan Times · Hindustan Times · October 18, 2026 · 4 min read at Hindustan Times

The incident occurred on Saturday at around 7:30 pm when an arch erected and decorated with lighting suddenly came down due to strong winds, news agency PTI reported citing police.

That is the opening of Hindustan Times’s story. The full report is on their site.

Read the full story at Hindustan Times

read at Vekuva · analysis hiddenThe measurement is still computed — it’s just not on screen. One tap flips to annotate.

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