Case against Thane shopkeeper after kite string kills man
Thane (PTI): Police have registered a case against a shopkeeper in Maharashtra's Thane district for stocking and selling the banned nylon 'manja', days after the death of a 47-year-old man after the kite string slit his throat, an official said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Bhiwandi town on Sunday night when the man was heading home on a motorcycle. The kite string got entangled around his neck and slit his throat, he said.
The police got a tip-off that a shopkeeper in the area was selling the banned nylon kite string, an official from Bhiwandi town police station said.
A police team raided the shop and seized the kite string stock from there, he said.
A case was registered against the shopkeeper under Indian Penal Code Sections 188 (disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant), 290 (public nuisance) and 291 (continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue), the official said.
No arrest has been made so far, he added.
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Afzalpur: KSRTC bus veers off road into field, no injuries reported
Afzalpur: A KSRTC bus veered off the road into a field near RMS School in Atanur village today. No injuries were reported.
The bus was travelling from Afzalpur to Kalaburagi when the incident occurred. The driver managed to bring the vehicle under control and safely stop it, preventing any damage or injuries.
According to Transport Unit Manager A.V. Bhovi, the road at the spot was narrow and there was a risk from an oncoming vehicle.
“The driver steered the bus to the side as a precaution. No damage was caused, and there is no need for the public to panic,” he said.
