What started as a celebration became a tragedy when two children and a man died in Indian capital, New Delhi after glass-covered strings used for flying kites during Independence Day celebrations slit their throats.
Following the tragedies, the Delhi government this week issued an immediate ban on the production, sale and storage of the razor sharp strings.
A five-year jail term and a 100,000-rupee ($1,500) fine has also been stated for anyone caught with the strings, known locally as manjha.
“The children were looking out of the sunroofs when they entangled in the deadly threads,” Pushpender Kumar, west Delhi’s deputy police commissioner, told AFP.
A 22-year-old man also died in the same way while he was riding his motorbike on a flyover in the capital, another officer said.
No one has been arrested over the deaths.
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