Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Kite String Death Leads to Crackdown, 12 Arrested
A man died after a dangerous kite string cut his throat on the Kalyani Expressway.
This string, known as Chinese manja, is coated with chemicals and banned due to the harm it can cause.
Police arrested 12 people for selling or using these strings.
The police conducted raids in multiple areas.
The incident has led to increased efforts to stop the use of these hazardous kite strings.
A motorcyclist died after his throat was cut by a kite string on the Kalyani Expressway.
The victim was a security person, Goutam Ghosh, and army veteran.
Police conducted raids and arrested 12 people.
The police seized several spools of banned kite strings.
The use of Chinese manja, a banned string, is the focus of the crackdown.
- Who
- Goutam Ghosh
- What
- Died after his throat was cut by a kite string
- When
- Wednesday afternoon
- Where
- Kalyani Expressway
- Why
- A banned kite string severed his throat
String Sellers
Authorities
String Sales
String Sellers
String sellers may prioritize profits despite the ban.
Authorities
Authorities aim to enforce the ban and prevent further deaths.
- Victim
- Goutam Ghosh
- Occupation
- Security Personnel
- Location of Incident
- Kalyani Expressway
- Cause of Death
- Throat cut by kite string
- String Type
- Synthetic Manja/Chinese Manja
- Arrests
- 12
Sources
Throat slit by kite string, biker dies: Focus back on banned Chinese manjha - Telegraph India
Ex-Army man dies in freak accident
Death ‘by Chinese Manja kite string’ sparks crackdown: 11 arrested across four police stations in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas
