New Delhi: A civil engineer died on Independence Day after kite string (Manjha) slit his throat in Paschim Vihar area of Outer Delhi. Police said that they received as many as 15 calls related to injuries on humans and animals by the string. Police identified the deceased as Manav Sharma who lived in Budh Vihar area. At the time of incident, deceased was with his two sisters who lost their brother on Raksha Bandhan. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Rajender Singh Sagar told Millennium Post said, "They came to know that Manav was a civil engineer by profession. He was working with a private contractor. We have not seen his degree yet." According to police, Manav was driving his scooty when sharp strings slit his throats. "He was with his two younger sisters. They were at the elevated road in Paschim Vihar area when suddenly a kite string struck his throat and cut his windpipe and food pipe," said Addl DCP Sagar. Adding further, the DCP said that the victim was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. The deceased with his sisters was going towards Harinagar area. Addl DCP Sagar further added that they also launched drive to arrest those persons who were selling banned Chinese Manjha (sharp kite-flying string made of cotton thread coated with glass, metal, or other sharp materials). These strings are used to cut competitors kites but in the past several years, they end up in killing or injuring people. In 2016, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, a four-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man died after their throats were accidentally slit by manjha (kite thread) of stray kites in different parts of Delhi. On August 15, Delhi Police registered 17 cases against the illegal selling of kite string. The data accessed by Millennium Post revealed that in South West Delhi-3 cases, Dwarka-1 case, Outer-3 cases, North West-1, Rohini-1, South Delhi-3 and Central-5 cases were registered under section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of IPC against the illegal selling of banned kite threads. The city police also received as many as 15 PCR calls related to injuries by the kite strings. "Eight PCR calls were related to the injured people and rest were of birds injuries by the sharp thread," data said.

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