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Ujjain Priest Survives Near-Fatal Cut By Chinese Manja: All About Kite String Injuries
- Monday January 5, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
Chinese manja is known to have caused several injuries and fatalities in the past. This happens because the string is made of nylon, which is then coated with powdered glass.
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30-Year-Old Man Critically Injured By 'Chinese Manjha' Near Tughlakabad
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 30-year-old man was left critically injured on Saturday afternoon after his throat was slit by a Chinese 'manjha' (synthetic kite string) while passing near Tughlakabad Metro Station, police said.
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Chinese Manjha Kills Again, 22-Year-Old Latest Victim Of Killer Kite String
- Friday July 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Banned kite strings, widely known as Chinese Manjha, have claimed one more life in Delhi. Twenty-two-year-old businessman Yash Goswami was on his scooter on the Rani Jhansi flyover in north Delhi when a kite string slashed his neck
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Chinese Manjha Slits UP Man's Throat, He Was Returning After Buying Some
- Tuesday January 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
In another tragedy due to the dreaded glass-coated kite string, a 22-year-old man died in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut after the string slit his throat while he was riding a bike.
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12-Year-Old Dead In Kota As Throat Slit By Chinese Kite String, 5 Injured
- Tuesday January 16, 2024
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A 12-year-old boy died after his throat was slit by a glass-coated kite string, better known as Chinese manjha, while five others were injured in similar incidents in the district, police said today.
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Birds At High Risk Of Injuries Due To Chinese Kite String
- Sunday August 13, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Delhi Government has issued instructions to all concerned departments to ban the use of Chinese Manjha.
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Delhi Issues Advisory To All Departments To Ban Use Of Chinese Kite String
- Wednesday August 2, 2023
- Delhi News | Asian News International
Delhi Government has issued instructions to all concerned departments to ban the use of Chinese Manjha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Arrested For Selling Banned Chinese Kite Strings In Delhi: Cops
- Sunday July 23, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 25-year-old man was arrested from northeast Delhi's Jafrabad area for allegedly dealing in Chinese manjha, police said on Sunday.
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7-Year-Old Girl Dies After Chinese Kite String Slits Her Throat In Delhi
- Friday July 21, 2023
- Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Nikita Sharma
A seven-year-old girl died after her throat was slit by a Chinese kite string in Delhi on Wednesday. The girl was on her way to swimming classes on a motorcycle with her father in West Delhi's Paschim Vihar.
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Delhi Woman's Throat Slit Due To Chinese Kite String, Case Filed: Police
- Wednesday March 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 36-year-old woman was hospitalised after her throat was slit due to a 'maanjha', or kite string, in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area, police said on Wednesday.
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Punjab Teen Suffers Deep Cuts On Face, Neck Due To Chinese Kite String
- Friday January 27, 2023
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A 17-year-old boy has suffered deep cuts on his face and neck after a Chinese 'manjha' got entangled on his head, police said on Friday.
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He Was To Meet Sister For Rakhi, Kite String Slit Throat On Delhi Flyover
- Saturday August 13, 2022
- India News | Written by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Supriti David
In a tragic incident in the national capital, a biker on his way to his sister's home for Rakhi died after his throat was slit by a glass-coated kite string, commonly referred to as Chinese manjha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman On Scooter Dies After Throat Slit By Kite String In Madhya Pradesh
- Saturday January 15, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 20-year-old woman lost her life as the Chinese string' (string coated with powered glass) of a kite slit her throat in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Saturday, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Kite Strings Cause Over 500 Disruptions In 3 Years, Damage Power Lines: Lucknow Metro
- Wednesday December 9, 2020
- Lucknow News | Press Trust of India
The love for Chinese manjha (kite string) among kite enthusiasts in Lucknow has become a major hurdle for the Uttar Pradesh Metro with over 500 disruptions recorded in three years due to the banned strings, the transporter said in Lucknow.
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Chinese Kite String Hits Overhead Power Line Of Delhi Metro; Services Hit
- Sunday September 15, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Services were briefly delayed on a section of the Delhi Metro's Red Line on Sunday after an overhead power line was hit by Chinese manjha at the Seelampur station, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ujjain Priest Survives Near-Fatal Cut By Chinese Manja: All About Kite String Injuries
- Monday January 5, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
Chinese manja is known to have caused several injuries and fatalities in the past. This happens because the string is made of nylon, which is then coated with powdered glass.
-
www.ndtv.com
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30-Year-Old Man Critically Injured By 'Chinese Manjha' Near Tughlakabad
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 30-year-old man was left critically injured on Saturday afternoon after his throat was slit by a Chinese 'manjha' (synthetic kite string) while passing near Tughlakabad Metro Station, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Manjha Kills Again, 22-Year-Old Latest Victim Of Killer Kite String
- Friday July 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
Banned kite strings, widely known as Chinese Manjha, have claimed one more life in Delhi. Twenty-two-year-old businessman Yash Goswami was on his scooter on the Rani Jhansi flyover in north Delhi when a kite string slashed his neck
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Manjha Slits UP Man's Throat, He Was Returning After Buying Some
- Tuesday January 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
In another tragedy due to the dreaded glass-coated kite string, a 22-year-old man died in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut after the string slit his throat while he was riding a bike.
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www.ndtv.com
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12-Year-Old Dead In Kota As Throat Slit By Chinese Kite String, 5 Injured
- Tuesday January 16, 2024
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A 12-year-old boy died after his throat was slit by a glass-coated kite string, better known as Chinese manjha, while five others were injured in similar incidents in the district, police said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Birds At High Risk Of Injuries Due To Chinese Kite String
- Sunday August 13, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Delhi Government has issued instructions to all concerned departments to ban the use of Chinese Manjha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Issues Advisory To All Departments To Ban Use Of Chinese Kite String
- Wednesday August 2, 2023
- Delhi News | Asian News International
Delhi Government has issued instructions to all concerned departments to ban the use of Chinese Manjha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Arrested For Selling Banned Chinese Kite Strings In Delhi: Cops
- Sunday July 23, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 25-year-old man was arrested from northeast Delhi's Jafrabad area for allegedly dealing in Chinese manjha, police said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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7-Year-Old Girl Dies After Chinese Kite String Slits Her Throat In Delhi
- Friday July 21, 2023
- Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Nikita Sharma
A seven-year-old girl died after her throat was slit by a Chinese kite string in Delhi on Wednesday. The girl was on her way to swimming classes on a motorcycle with her father in West Delhi's Paschim Vihar.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Woman's Throat Slit Due To Chinese Kite String, Case Filed: Police
- Wednesday March 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 36-year-old woman was hospitalised after her throat was slit due to a 'maanjha', or kite string, in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area, police said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Teen Suffers Deep Cuts On Face, Neck Due To Chinese Kite String
- Friday January 27, 2023
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A 17-year-old boy has suffered deep cuts on his face and neck after a Chinese 'manjha' got entangled on his head, police said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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He Was To Meet Sister For Rakhi, Kite String Slit Throat On Delhi Flyover
- Saturday August 13, 2022
- India News | Written by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Supriti David
In a tragic incident in the national capital, a biker on his way to his sister's home for Rakhi died after his throat was slit by a glass-coated kite string, commonly referred to as Chinese manjha.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman On Scooter Dies After Throat Slit By Kite String In Madhya Pradesh
- Saturday January 15, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 20-year-old woman lost her life as the Chinese string' (string coated with powered glass) of a kite slit her throat in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Saturday, police said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Kite Strings Cause Over 500 Disruptions In 3 Years, Damage Power Lines: Lucknow Metro
- Wednesday December 9, 2020
- Lucknow News | Press Trust of India
The love for Chinese manjha (kite string) among kite enthusiasts in Lucknow has become a major hurdle for the Uttar Pradesh Metro with over 500 disruptions recorded in three years due to the banned strings, the transporter said in Lucknow.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Kite String Hits Overhead Power Line Of Delhi Metro; Services Hit
- Sunday September 15, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Services were briefly delayed on a section of the Delhi Metro's Red Line on Sunday after an overhead power line was hit by Chinese manjha at the Seelampur station, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com