Another death due to kite string injury in Gujarat ahead of Kite flying festival

Nadiad: A youth died in Nadiad today due to injury to a Chinese kite string. The incident of throat injury happened in the Sardanagar area of Nadiad when a victim youth was passing on his two-wheeler.

Anand-based youth Vipul Thakkar was in Nadiad due to some work and he was using his relative’s two-wheeler when a Chinese kite string cut his throat in the Sardarnagar area.

He was taken to a private-run MahaGujarat hospital by a local reporter after he was found injured on the road. He was declared dead by the doctors in the hospital due to heavy blood discharge. The victim was 37 years old. The incident occurred in the area under Vallabhnagar Police Station.

Kite flying festival is celebrated every year on the 14th and 15th of January across Gujarat. Every year, a few people die on the roads while driving a two-wheeler due to lethal kite string injuries on the throat. Hundreds of birds also die before, during, and after this festival due to kite string injuries. The local administration in Surat has declared a ban on using all flyover bridges during the Kite flying festival as there’s a higher risk for two-wheeler riders when they are on the flyover. in Ahmedabad and other cities, certain flyovers are covered with wires on both sides to prevent kite string injuries. Though the police have carried out wide-scale raids against Chinese kite string, the fact is, it is available in the markets. The Police have asked citizens to dial 100 and share information of Chinese string-selling shops. Even certain types of treated domestically made kite strings prove dangerous for the two-wheeler riders and birds before, during, and after the Kite flying festival.   DeshGujarat