CHENNAI: In yet another incident of manja thread causing injuries, a 41-year-old woman suffered a cut on her neck after the thread struck her while she was driving a two-wheeler at Vadapalani on Thursday evening. The Ashok Nagar police identified the injured woman as Krithika (41), a resident of Nesapakkam near KK Nagar. A loose manja string, coated with glue and powdered glass and commonly used for kite flying, suddenly slashed across her neck, causing an injury. Recently, on March 22, a lawyer Mohammed Rasheed (26) was injured after a manja thread struck him on the Maduravoyal flyover. Police later arrested Brain Anthony (22) and Shamsudeen (40), detained a juvenile, and seized 450 kites and six manja rolls.

Source: Indian Express April 04, 2026 08:33 UTC