28-yr-old engineer dies after sharp kite string slits his throat in Delhi

A 28-year-old civil engineer was killed and at least half a dozen others, including a retired defence forces officer, were injured after being allegedly hit by sharp kite strings (manjha) in separate incidents during Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan celebrations on Thursday.

A 14-year-old boy was also electrocuted in outer Delhi’s Ranhola. Police said they were probing if the teenager was electrocuted while flying a kite.

Police said the civil engineer, Manav Sharma, was killed after his throat was slit with a kite string (manjha) while he was riding a scooter with two of his sisters on Vikaspuri-Meera Bagh elevated corridor in outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar on Thursday night. The trio were heading towards their aunt’s house in Hari Nagar from their Budh Vihar home in Rohini to celebrate Raksha Bandhan, when the mishap took place.