A 17-year-old boy has suffered deep cuts on his face and neck after a Chinese ‘manjha’ bought entangled on his head, police mentioned on Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday when Sahil was driving his two-wheeler. He acquired 30 stitches due to the accidents brought on by the Chinese ‘manjha’.

A spate of unlucky incidents involving accidents to folks as a consequence of Chinese ‘manjha’ or artificial kite strings have been reported from many locations in Punjab prior to now a number of days.

Meanwhile, the police mentioned a shopkeeper of Inder Nagar space was booked for promoting the identical string.

Three bundles of ‘China dor’ have been recovered from him, mentioned police. A kite-flyer, Gulshan, was additionally booked for utilizing the identical, they mentioned. Several retailers in numerous localities have been additionally looked for the Chinese string.

‘China dor’ is made from nylon or artificial thread and is coated with powdered glass and steel mud to make it sharper. As it’s sharper and cheaper than cotton strings, some kite fanatics choose to purchase it, ignoring the dangers concerned.