A 24-year-old participant at a ‘Dahi Handi’ event in Mumbai died after he fell from the top of a high human pyramid while playing ‘Govinda’ in the Janmashtami celebrations.

Sandesh Dalvi, a member of the Shiv Shambho Govinda Pathak group, suffered serious head injuries after he fell off a huge human pyramid formed at Bamanwadi in Vile Parle to reach high up to the Dahi Handi on Friday night.

He was first admitted to Cooper Hospital and the  shifted to Nanavati Hospital on Sunday after his condition deteriorated but he succumbed to his head injuries late on Monday night,  an official at Vile Parle Police Station said.

Mumbai Police have filed an FIR against the event organiser for causing death due to negligence and for causing a life-threatening injury, a local police official said. However, no arrests have been made so far.