Hyderabad, Jan. 11 -- A software engineer was injured after a Chinese Manjha slit his neck in Hyderabad's Uppal area on Saturday, January 10.

The man was identified as Sai Vardhan Reddy was heading to Uppal metro station on his bike when the Chinese Manja slit his neck. Some passersby, rushed Reddy to a hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

The Hyderabad police has urged the public not to buy the "Chinese Manja" ahead of Sankranti and has intiatated a crackdown on sale of the same.

Previous incident

The incident at Uppal is the latest incident of injury due to injuries with Chinese Manja in the state. On January 8, a 4-year-old boy in Telangana's Jagtial district suffered a neck injury in a similar way, requiring 20 stitches arou...