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Razor Kite String Turns Punjab Roads into Death Traps
12 Jan
Summary
- Eight-year-old boy suffered severe facial and neck injuries from banned kite string.
- At least four victims, including a child and elderly farmer, injured recently.
- Despite a ban, deadly kite string is openly sold and used across Punjab.
An eight-year-old boy in Ludhiana, Punjab, is suffering from severe facial and neck injuries after being struck by a banned plastic kite string two weeks ago. The "Chinese dor," a synthetic string coated with glass, has become an "invisible killer" on Punjab's roads. Prabhjot Singh, the young victim, now refuses to leave his bed due to fear.
At least three other individuals have suffered serious injuries from the same type of string on the Raikot overbridge in Mullanpur within a single week. Incidents include a bakery worker who needed 11 stitches and an elderly farmer who required 18 stitches near his eye. These events expose the ineffectiveness of the Punjab government's claimed crackdown on the banned string.
Victims and their families criticize the enforcement, stating that the banned string is still openly sold and used for kite flying. They are demanding a comprehensive action against the supply chain, emphasizing that beyond human harm, the string also causes significant harm and death to thousands of birds annually.
