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CHENNAI: Two persons, including a two-year-old child, were injured after maanja thread slashed them while riding on a bike in separate incidents in Vyasarpadi and Basin Bridge areas on Sunday. Police said that they have arrested ten people, including three minors, for using the banned thread used to fly kites. On Sunday, S Balamurugan (35) was riding his bike in Vyasarpadi with his two-year-old son Pugazhvelan seated on the fuel tank when the maanja thread slashed the child's neck. Fortunately, the thread did not cut the child deep, police said. Also Read: Maanja thread slashes child's neck on Vyasarpadi flyover, four arrested In another incident, a motorist, Jinani Basha, was riding from Basin Bridge towards Vyasarpadi when a maanja thread cut his neck and forearm. He, too, escaped with minor injuries. Both of them were admitted to a private hospital for treatment. The Vyasarpadi Police registered cases and arrested 10 people on Monday, including three boys. Police said steps are under way to send the seven persons in judicial remand while the three minors would be sent to a government observation home for boys. The city police warned that strict action would be taken against those who manufacture the banned threads to fly kites.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Delhi Police has apprehended a 15-year-old boy from Turkman Gate in central Delhi for allegedly selling banned Chinese 'manjha', police said on Thursday after seizing 16 rolls of the deadly kite string from his possession. Chinese manjha is prohibited under Delhi government notifications for posing a severe threat to human life, birds and the environment. The operation was conducted on Wednesday when police identified the suspect carrying 16 rolls of Chinese manjha at around 12:30 pm in the Chandni Mahal area, DCP (Crime Branch) Vikram Singh said. The boy, a resident ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooperation. If our appeals are ignored, we will fight and achieve our goal. I am ready to lead this battl ...Read More >