The incident took place on Sunday evening when Naib Subedar (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh, a resident of Mamka, R S Pura, was returning home after completing his shift as a private security guard at an industrial unit in Bari Brahmana. The thread became entangled around Singh’s neck and slit his throat, leaving him critically injured.
Singh was rushed to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident and started a crackdown against vendors selling the banned thread.
The Chinese kite string, commonly known as Chinese ‘Manja’ or ‘Gattu Dor’, is made of synthetic nylon and coated with glass powder and metal. The razor-sharp string can cause fatal injuries to two-wheeler riders and pedestrians. The non-biodegradable thread also poses a serious threat to birds and can trigger power outages and electrocution when it comes into contact with high-voltage lines.
The Jammu district has imposed a blanket ban on the manufacture, sale, purchase, storage, transport and use of the thread.
Despite the ban, the thread continues to be sold illegally.
“Police and administration should take stern action against those selling this lethal string,” demanded grief-stricken relatives of the victim.
Jammu Police have been conducting intensive market raids, seizing hundreds of rolls and registering FIRs against violators under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The death of Lakhwinder Singh has once again highlighted the fatal consequences of the continued illegal sale and use of the banned Chinese kite string.
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