A 41-year-old employee of a share trading firm died after allegedly being hit by a water-filled polythene bag balloon thrown by Holi revellers in Vile Parle on Monday. His brother said he fell and did not respond to calls. He was declared dead at a hospital. The Vile Parle police have registered an ADR and are waiting for the post-mortem report.

The deceased, Dilip Dhavade, lived at Siddhivinayak Society at Shivaji Nagar in Vile Parle East. According to the police, the incident took place on Monday at around 10.30 pm. “Local residents were celebrating Holika Dahan and two groups were throwing water-filled balloons at each other at the spot,” said a police officer.