A case of negligence has been registered at the Rani Bagh police station and further investigation is underway.
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He was riding a motorcycle at the time of incident which took place near Cross River Mall.
Sakshi Goyal, 3, died when a kite string slashed her throat as she was looking through the sunroof of her family’s auto in west Delhi’s Rani Bagh area.
According to the police, the girl, Saanchi Goyal, was returning home with her parents after watching a movie in Naraina when the incident occurred.
She was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, he said, adding that they were trying to ascertain whether the girl was entangled by “Chinese manjha” which has sharper lead coating. “We are yet to determine whether it was the Chinese manja that took the girl’s life”, said Vijay Singh, DCP (northwest). “The cut was so deep that she died instantly”, a senior police officer said.
The other child identified as four-year-old Harry had a similar end as manja-laden thread connected to a stray kite inflicted fatal injuries on his neck.
A day after kite strings claimed three lives in the national capital, the Delhi government today imposed a ban on the sale, production and storage of glass-coated threads or Chinese manja even as a blame game erupted with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claiming the Environment Secretary took seven days to clear a notification.
“A case has been registered under Section 304 (A)-causing death by negligence”.
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The Delhi government issued a draft notification on Monday imposing a complete ban on the sale, production, storage, supply and use of nylon, plastic and Chinese manjha and any other kite-flying thread that is sharp or made sharp by lacing with glass, metal or other sharp objects, an official release said.
