New Delhi: A five-year-old boy, travelling on a motorcycle with his mother and uncle, died after his throat was allegedly slit by a banned Chinese manjha in northeast Delhi’s Usmanpur, police said on Monday.According to police, information regarding the injured child was received on Sunday from Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital. Police were told that the child had sustained serious injuries caused by a kite string.The boy was travelling on the motorcycle towards a CNG pump in New Usmanpur when the sharp, glass-coated string suddenly fell from above and got entangled around his neck, causing a deep slash on his throat. He was rushed to hospital, but died during treatment.Police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. “A probe is underway to ascertain the source of the Chinese manjha and identify those involved in its sale and use,” a senior officer said.The use, sale and storage of Chinese manjha, a synthetic kite string coated with powdered glass or metal, is banned in Delhi due to the risk it poses to human life and wildlife. Despite the prohibition, such incidents continue to be reported across the city, often resulting in fatal injuries, particularly to two-wheeler riders and pedestrians.In June last year, a 22-year-old spare parts business owner died after his throat was slit by a Chinese manjha on Rani Jhansi Road in north Delhi’s Bara Hindu Rao. Last year, a police team seized 1,170 reels of Chinese manjha from Kamla Market and Jeevan Park in Uttam Nagar, and two persons were arrested. In separate operations, 325 reels were also seized from northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagri and 31 from Gokalpuri.
