Archive · 24 Aug 2026
MGM Study Finds Kite Strings Can Mimic Knife Wounds
A forensic study from MGM Medical College, Indore, found kite strings can cause clean-cut neck injuries resembling knife wounds.
The paper examined three fatal cut-throat injuries involving motorcyclists.
Researchers identified injury features that may help distinguish kite-string wounds from knife injuries.
The study was accepted by Medicine, Science and the Law, the journal of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.
The findings could assist forensic experts and police agencies investigating deaths linked to kite strings.
- Who
- Researchers from the Department of Forensic Medicine at MGM Medical College, Indore, studied three deceased motorcyclists.
- What
- A case-series study found that kite strings can cause clean-cut neck injuries resembling knife wounds.
- When
- The injuries occurred during kite-flying festivals; the articles do not specify dates.
- Where
- The research was conducted at MGM Medical College in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The findings may help forensic experts and investigating agencies correctly interpret injuries and determine the circumstances of deaths.
- Study title
- Accidental Cut Throat Injuries by Kite-Strings – A Case Series
- Institution
- Department of Forensic Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore
- Cases examined
- Three fatal cut-throat injuries
- Victims
- All three deceased persons were motorcyclists
- Journal
- Medicine, Science and the Law
- Journal affiliation
- Official journal of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Academic milestone
- The publication is Dr Bajrang Kumar Singh’s 75th research publication