Bhubaneswar, Jan. 16 -- Repeated accidents caused by manja, the sharp glass-coated kite string, have once again spread fear along Puri's Bada Danda. Panic resurfaced after a bike rider narrowly escaped death when he lost control of his vehicle after becoming entangled in a manja string.

According to reports, the biker fell on the road after the sharp kite string got caught while he was riding. An eyewitness said the manja wrapped around the rider's neck, forcing him to lose balance and crash. Two women passing through the area narrowly avoided being hit during the incident. The injured person is a local resident.

The eyewitness further claimed that the string involved was Chinese manja, adding that a large quantity of such hazardous kit...