Summary:
Three separate accidents caused by Chinese kite strings coated with glass or metal were reported from the Maa flyover in Kolkata on Thursday, said police. AdvertisingA biker’s face was slashed by a kite string on the flyover, while he was en route to EM Bypass, on Thursday afternoon. The third incident was reported at around 5 pm, when a kite string got entangled in the wheels of a bike. A kite string seller, Babu Das, said, “There is no clear definition of Chinese manjha. In areas such as Topsia and Tangra, police have been alerting people using loudspeakers against buying glass-coated or metal-coated kite strings, said sources..