Updated On: 28 January, 2026 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
Child dies after a loudspeaker installation collapses; residents allege Ruby Hospital did not admit her in time

Screen grab from CCTV footage shows a man carrying a bundle of rugs accidentally getting entangled in the loudspeaker wiring, causing the speakers to topple. The falling equipment struck four-year-old Angel Solkar, who was running in the same direction. She was rushed by local youths to a nearby hospital, which allegedly refused to admit her, and was later declared dead at Godrej Memorial Hospital. Pics/By Special Arrangement
A Republic Day celebration in Vikroli’s Tagore Nagar, also called Ambedkar Nagar, turned fatal when four-year-old Angel Solkar was killed by falling loudspeakers.
The incident occurred on Monday around 11 am, when two large loudspeakers had been placed on the ground for the area’s Republic Day programme.