Indore Information: Regardless of Ban, Chinese language Manjha Slits Throats Of Two Bikers; One Dies | FP Picture
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Regardless of a ban on deadly “Chinese language Manjha” (artificial kite string), a 45-year-old man misplaced his life and a 25-year-old civil companies aspirant was injured in two separate incidents on Sunday night. Each victims had their throats slit by the prohibited string whereas using their two-wheelers.
Within the first incident, which occurred round 4:30 pm on the Khajrana Bridge, Raghuveer Dhakad sustained a deadly neck damage.
Extra DCP Amrendra Singh stated that Dhakad, a tiles contractor and resident of Om Sai Vihar Colony, Bicholi Hapsi, was using dwelling. Whereas descending the Khajrana Bridge towards Bengali Sq., the string grew to become entangled round his neck. Singh added that police recovered a kite together with a chunk of Chinese language string from the scene. Police launched a probe and are registering a case of culpable murder not amounting to homicide.
Good Samaritans rushed him to MY Hospital, the place he was declared introduced lifeless. Members of the family stated that he was getting back from his building web site close to Rasoma Sq.. One in all his sons had died unnaturally by drowning round a yr in the past.
Initially, the incident was believed to have occurred beneath the Tilak Nagar police station limits. TI Manish Lodha instructed media that the police acquired data from MY Hospital that Dhakad had died after his throat was slit by a pointy thread. Nonetheless, later it was confirmed that the incident truly occurred within the Khajrana police station limits because the crew finally positioned the spot after seeing blood stains on the bridge.
Second sufferer injured on Juni Indore bridge
Round 5:30 pm on the Juni Indore Bridge, a youth recognized as Narendra Jamod sustained a extreme neck minimize. Jamod, a local of Dhar, was returning to his rented lodging together with his good friend Anil Chauhan when the accident occurred. Juni Indore police station in-charge Anil Gupta stated they acquired data concerning Jamod’s damage and have launched a probe into the case.
FP View: A collective duty
Stopping using Chinese language manjha is a collective obligation, not only a job for the authorities. Residents should educate themselves and others on the risks of this banned string, promote eco-friendly cotton threads, and report unlawful gross sales to the police. Merchants who promote these strings are endangering lives for meager income.
To remain protected, two-wheeler riders ought to put on scarves or mufflers and set up kite string guards—steel-looped wires mounted on handlebars that act as a protecting barrier in opposition to stray strings.
Police claims vs. Floor actuality
Whereas the police continuously declare to be cracking down on the sale, storage, and use of Chinese language manjha—even registering FIRs and arresting offenders—this tragedy exposes vital gaps in enforcement. If a complete ban is in place, how is that this lethal string nonetheless reaching kite flyers?
Earlier fatalities
Earlier, two different college students died in comparable incidents:
Gulshan (16), a Class 8 pupil, died on the Bypass on November 30.
Himanshu Solanki (20), a B.Com pupil from Manawar, died within the Dwarkapuri space on January 15, 2025.
