PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldHubballi Police Book 16 Cases After Woman's Death Due to Illegal Manja
Following the death of 38-year-old Vidya Manjunath Goudar, who died after a manja string cut her throat while riding a scooter, Hubballi-Dharwad police booked 16 cases against illegal kite manja sellers and users. Over two days, police inspected 124 locations, 67 shops, and seized 125 reels of banned manja thread and 8 kites. They removed 63 dangerous manja strings from kite-flying sites.
Deccan Herald··Hubballi

