Overview
- In Karnataka’s Bidar, a 48-year-old motorcyclist died on January 14 after a glass‑coated nylon string slit his throat, with police registering a case under Sections 106(1) and 281 and stepping up patrolling.
- In Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur, a 28-year-old doctor was fatally injured by the banned string, as local police acknowledged persistent challenges from online sales despite an ongoing ban.
- Telangana reported a rider’s death in Sangareddy, while Hyderabad police detailed a special drive that seized 2,150 bobbins from January 8–11 and, over the past month, 8,376 bobbins with 200 arrests, as the state human rights commission sought a report by February 26.
- In Gujarat, CCTV captured a Surat crash in which a family of three died after a kite string caused their motorcycle to plunge from a flyover, with a separate child’s death in the city also reported during the festival period.
- Madhya Pradesh recorded multiple cases, including four injuries in Indore where police logged 16 cases and 25 arrests, and Jaipur hospitals treated more than 100 people for facial and neck cuts from snapped strings.