Delhi man dies after kite string slits his throat: cops

A 30-year-old man allegedly died of severe bleeding after a kite string (manjha) slits his throat while he was travelling on a motorcycle on Haiderpur Flyover on Monday, said police on Tuesday

A 30-year-old man allegedly died of severe bleeding after a kite string (manjha) slits his throat while he was travelling on a motorcycle on Haiderpur Flyover on Monday, said police on Tuesday.

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An inquiry has been launched to ascertain “how, and from where the kite string came to the spot”, said police. Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Usha Rangnani said that the victim — identified as Sumit Ranga, who was a resident of Rohini sector 3 — ran a hardware shop in Burari. Following the incident, some passersby spotted Ranga bleeding on the road, and took to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.

The body of the deceased was handed over to his family after a post mortem, said police. “An inquiry is underway to ascertain the details of the incident,” said DCP Rangnani.