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Chinese manjha deaths

Chinese manjha deaths

National · 2 updates

Delivery executive bleeds to death in Ghaziabad after ‘Chinese manjha’ slits throat

Despite a ban on the manufacture, storage, and sale of Chinese kite string (manjha) — synthetic, glass-coated kite-flying string—its illegal trade continues.

Noida biker at 80kmph dies after Chinese manjha slits his throat

A delivery agent died after a Chinese manjha slit his throat on the expressway. The synthetic kite string caused fatal bleeding while the bike traveled at high speed. Police have arrested several individuals for selling the banned Chinese manjha. Authorities are checking kite shops to enforce the prohibition on its sale. This incident renews concerns over the dangerous and illegal trade of the string.