At least six persons including three children were killed after their necks were slit by kite strings in Gujarat, India.
January 18, 2023 9:31 PM
In a statement by the police on Monday, the incidents were reported over the weekend when people came out in large numbers to fly kites on terraces and rooftops during the festivities.Some participants used sharp strings to fly kites which ended up getting entangled around the necks of the victims, slitting their throats and leaving them to bleed to death, the police added.
Two-year-old Kirti was riding with her father on a bike in Bhavnagar city before her neck was slit from the kite she was flying.Similar incidents were reported in three other areas, with three men losing their lives in the process., one of the biggest in the Gujarat region, is celebrated from January 14 each year.
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