Indore, Jan. 12 -- Madhya Pradesh Police launched a search operation against the sale and use of banned Chinese manjha in Indore on Monday after throat slit incidents reported in the district that claimed one life and left two others injured.

The incidents were reported on Sunday from different parts of the city, prompting the police administration to go on alert mode ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-1) Krishna Lalchandani told ANI, "Yesterday, a tragic incident occurred in the Khajrana temple area where one person died after his throat was slit by a Chinese kite string. Additionally, one person was reported injured in the Juni Indore area, within the Aerodrome police station limits. As three su...