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Video: Biker's Heart-Stopping Moment As Chinese Manjha Wraps Around Neck, Slices His Shirt
- Tuesday January 20, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Despite the ban, Chinese manja is being used rampantly for flying kites during the Sankranti festival season.
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Banned Kite String Kills Another Biker, This Time In Telangana
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Banned Chinese manja claimed the life of a 35-year-old man in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Wednesday.
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Karnataka Biker's Throat Slit By Kite String, Dies After Call To Daughter
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
The killer kite string has struck again, this time in Karnataka. A 48-year-old motorcyclist has died after a kite string left him critically injured.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kite Strings Pose Severe Risk: Doctor Shares Essential Measures To Prevent Manjha Injuries
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- Health | Dr. Devender Singh
With stronger enforcement, public awareness, and responsible participation, kite flying can once again be celebrated as a safe and festive activity rather than a source of tragedy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Kite Strings Turn Deadly Across Madhya Pradesh
- Sunday January 11, 2026
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
The use of banned "Chinese" kite strings, synthetic threads known for their razor-sharp metallic coating, has caused a series of horrific injuries and at least one death across the state, raising urgent concerns over public safety.
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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.
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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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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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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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3 Children Among 6 Killed By Kite Strings During Festival In Gujarat
- Monday January 16, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
At least six persons, among them three children, were killed after their necks were slit by kite strings and 176 were injured due to cuts and falls while flying kites during Uttarayan festival in Gujarat, police said on Monday.
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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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Delivery Rider Crushed To Death On Delhi Highway; Kite String In Tyres
- Tuesday August 9, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
A Zomato rider, was found dead in front of the Tughlakabad Metro station on the Delhi-Faridabad highway on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Dead After Kite Strings Slit Throats In Gujarat's Uttarayan Festival
- Tuesday January 15, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three persons, including a child, were killed after their throats got slit by kite strings during Uttarayan festivities in Gujarat, police said Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Video: Biker's Heart-Stopping Moment As Chinese Manjha Wraps Around Neck, Slices His Shirt
- Tuesday January 20, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Despite the ban, Chinese manja is being used rampantly for flying kites during the Sankranti festival season.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Banned Kite String Kills Another Biker, This Time In Telangana
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Banned Chinese manja claimed the life of a 35-year-old man in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Karnataka Biker's Throat Slit By Kite String, Dies After Call To Daughter
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
The killer kite string has struck again, this time in Karnataka. A 48-year-old motorcyclist has died after a kite string left him critically injured.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Kite Strings Pose Severe Risk: Doctor Shares Essential Measures To Prevent Manjha Injuries
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- Health | Dr. Devender Singh
With stronger enforcement, public awareness, and responsible participation, kite flying can once again be celebrated as a safe and festive activity rather than a source of tragedy.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Chinese Kite Strings Turn Deadly Across Madhya Pradesh
- Sunday January 11, 2026
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
The use of banned "Chinese" kite strings, synthetic threads known for their razor-sharp metallic coating, has caused a series of horrific injuries and at least one death across the state, raising urgent concerns over public safety.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
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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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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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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3 Children Among 6 Killed By Kite Strings During Festival In Gujarat
- Monday January 16, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
At least six persons, among them three children, were killed after their necks were slit by kite strings and 176 were injured due to cuts and falls while flying kites during Uttarayan festival in Gujarat, police said on Monday.
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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.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Delivery Rider Crushed To Death On Delhi Highway; Kite String In Tyres
- Tuesday August 9, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
A Zomato rider, was found dead in front of the Tughlakabad Metro station on the Delhi-Faridabad highway on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Dead After Kite Strings Slit Throats In Gujarat's Uttarayan Festival
- Tuesday January 15, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three persons, including a child, were killed after their throats got slit by kite strings during Uttarayan festivities in Gujarat, police said Monday.
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www.ndtv.com