Class XII student suffers face injury by killer Chinese string

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 14

Despite the fact that the Chinese kite string has wreaking havoc on people in the city, the police and the district administration have failed to curb the menace which has been assuming alarming proportions day by day.

A school student narrowly escaped but suffered grievous cut on his face while returning home on the elevated road here this evening.

Dhairya, a Class XII student of DAV Public School, was rushed to the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital where he was given 12 stitches for stitching the wound.

His family members said he was returning home in Garden Enclave located on the Amritsar-Attari bypass road after his exam. He was travelling on a scooter on the elevated road and could not see a dangling synthetic kite string. Before he could understand, it slashed his face near chin leaving him bleeding profusely. He came down the elevated road near Pingalwara from where a nurse took him to the Civil Hospital for treatment and later his family members were informed about the incident.

Though there is a ban on the sale and purchase of the deadly string, it continues to be sold under the table using code names. Further, the illegal sellers only give the strings only to those with whom they have some connection.

On Monday, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate Gurpreet Singh Khaira had again issued ban orders that would remain in force till February 3. In the order he pointed out that the plastic string could neither be broken nor decayed, becoming dangerous and environmental haphazard. He said commuters travelling on two-wheelers were always in danger of suffering injuries and birds tended to perish after entangling in the Chinese string. The police also issue similar ban orders from time to time. Nevertheless, its implementation remains on paper. Manmohan Singh, a resident, alleged that the police or the district administration made no efforts to nail the perpetrators which could help in curtailing its sale and purchase.