Woman scooterist gets five stitches after nylon manja slashes her neck

Pune | Thursday | 17th January, 2019

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“When we reached near Ashish Garden, my aunt felt a sharp stinging pain in her neck,” Sayli said, adding, “She immediately brought the scooter to an abrupt halt. Upon checking, she found a manja around her neck, which slashed her neck leading to the bleeding.”Seeing her aunt in immense pain and blood oozing out of her neck, Sayli took her aunt to a nearby hospital with the help of the local residents. PUNE: A 45-year-old woman, who was riding a scooter with her niece, suffered severe injuries after a kite string (nylon manja) entangled around her neck near Ashish Garden Society in Kothrud on Tuesday evening.The rider, Priya Shende of Right Bhusari Colony, received five stitches on her neck after the incident. “I also informed our family doctor while on the way to the hospital,” Sayli said.The niece said they would decide on lodging a police complaint after her aunt’s recovery. The police had seized manja worth Rs 300 from him..