A three-year-old boy was injured after a loose kite string got entangled around his neck while he was riding pillion with his 17-year-old brother on a two-wheeler on Wednesday in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur area, police said on Thursday.
This is the second such incident in a week. The victim was riding home on a bike after work when he was injured. We will file a case as soon as we record the child’s statement. We received information about the incident from locals and we are in the process of taking necessary action.
On August 5, a 32-year-old businessman was seriously injured after a loose kite string slit his throat in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area. Two deaths and 12 injuries have been reported in incidents involving Chinese manjha this year, according to Delhi Police data. Last year, Delhi Police reported one death and more than 15 injury cases.
Police said an FIR has not been registered yet in the latest incident. A senior police officer said, “The family is yet to give us a complaint.
People Involved
a kite string got entangled around the neck of the boy, who was riding pillion While returning to Vijay Mohalla.
The family said they will file a complaint once the child is feeling better. The injured boy’s family said the brothers had left home on Wednesday to buy snacks from a nearby store.
Investigation and Response
In May, a five-year-old boy died after his neck was slit by Chinese manjha while he was travelling with his family on a motorcycle in northeast Delhi’s Usmanpur area. He was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. HT found that no arrests had been made in the case.
