Bidar man dies after banned Chinese manja slits throat while riding motorcycle
Bidar: A 48-year-old man was killed after a glass-coated Chinese manja slit his throat while he was riding a motorcycle in Karnataka’s Bidar district, police said on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Sanjukumar Gundappa Hosamani, a resident of Bambulgi village in Bidar taluk. The incident occurred on January 14 near the bridge at Talamadagi village in the Chitguppa area.
Police said Hosamani was travelling to Humnabad to bring his daughter home from her hostel for the Sankranti holidays when the accident took place. As he passed through the stretch, a banned nylon kite string coated with glass, reportedly stretched across the road, became entangled around his neck, causing a deep and fatal cut. He collapsed on the road and bled heavily, dying at the spot.
Videos that surfaced on social media showed Hosamani lying injured on the road in a pool of blood, reportedly attempting to make a phone call to his daughter moments before his death. His body was later shifted to a government hospital for a post-mortem examination and was handed over to the family after the procedure.
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A case has been registered at the Mannaekhelli police station under Section 106(1) for causing death by negligence and Section 281 for rash or negligent riding. Police said further investigation is underway.
The incident led to protests by local residents and relatives of the deceased, who demanded strict action against the sale and use of Chinese manja. Protesters alleged that although an ambulance was called immediately, it arrived late, and the delay led to excessive blood loss, contributing to Hosamani’s death.
Bidar Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti said the use of Chinese manja is banned and that special checking drives had been conducted ahead of the festival. He said continuous patrolling was being carried out even after the incident and cases were being registered against those found selling the prohibited kite strings. In response to public anger, gram panchayat authorities issued announcements in the area, warning residents against using nylon and glass-coated kite strings.
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Rupee hits all-time low for second time in a week
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 31 paise to settle at 91.99 against the US dollar on Wednesday, touching the lowest closing level for the second time in less than a week, amid increased month-end demand for the greenback.
Forex traders said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe offered quiet reassurance. However, increased month-end demand for the American currency as well as the ongoing geopolitical tensions dented investors' sentiments.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.60 and touched an early high of 91.50, but pared all the gains to touch an intra-day low of 91.99 against the greenback.
The domestic unit settled 31 paise down, revisiting its lowest-ever closing level of 91.99 against the greenback. The Indian currency previously ended at this level on January 23 when it also hit its all-time intraday low of 92 against the US dollar.
On Tuesday, the rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and gained 22 paise to close at 91.68 against the US dollar.
Analysts said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe bolstered investor sentiment.
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA), under which a number of domestic sectors such as apparel, chemicals and footwear will get duty-free entry into the 27-nation bloc, while the EU will get access to the Indian market at concessional duty for cars and wines, an official said.
The deal has been dubbed the "mother of all deals" as it will create a market of about 2 billion people.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.07 per cent lower at 96.14.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.43 per cent lower at USD 67.28 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 487.20 points to settle at 82,344.68, while Nifty surged 167.35 points to 25,342.75.
Foreign Institutional Investors turned net buyers and purchased equities worth Rs 480.26 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
