Throat of motorcyclist killed slit by kite manja in Belagavi

A vendor is selling cotton-thread manja bobbins and kites. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL

Dhruva Santosh Karjagi (19) was driving his bike from the city centre towards his home in Mahantesh Nagar. The abrasive string of a kite got entangled around his neck while he was riding over the National Highway bridge in the Gandhi Nagar area.