At least 11 people, including four children, were killed after their throats got slit by kite strings or they fell from the roof or terrace during Uttarayan festivities in Gujarat, police said on Monday.The Medical Emergency service received .
As per data, while 62 persons sustained kite string injuries, 164 were hurt after falling from heights and 400 sustained wounds in road accidents statewide till 5 pm on Saturday. Makar Sankranti in Gujarat: 3-Year-Old Girl, Man Die After Kite Strings Gash Their Throats During Uttarayan Celebrations.
A three-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man died in two separate incidents in different cities of Gujarat on Saturday amid Uttarayan celebrations after their throats were slit by the kite string, police officials said.
Ahmedabad: Sankranti or Uttarayan celebrations turned tragic for two Gujarati families after a toddler girl and a man died when a kite flying manja (kite string) slit their throats, police said on Saturday. According to police, a three-year-old girl Krishna Thakor was walking with her mother in Visnagar town in Mehsana district in the afternoon and a kite string slashed her