Police commissioner Mohit Agrawal issued strict instructions to launch a massive drive to crack down on the network pumping Chinese manjha in the district and ensuring its sale. Varanasi: Death of a sari trader after his neck was slit by Chinese manjha (kite string) on Kajjakpura railway overbridge led to the lodging of a case of culpable homicide against unidentified persons by Jaitpura police station late on Sunday night. In protest against the incident, a group of lawyers staged a demonstration at the DM portico on Monday.
Kumar (55) of Chaukhanbha died after the banned kite string slit his throat while he was moving on the flyover on Sunday morning. Angered by the trader’s death, lawyers led by former Banaras Bar general secretary Nityanand Rai and Gautam Jha reached the DM portico at 2 pm with placards, shouting slogans against Chinese manjha.
Jaitpura police station in-charge Upendra Pratap Singh said the FIR was registered after a complaint from Sunil Kumar ’s family. He said sellers, buyers and those using it for kite flying would face immediate cases and stringent legal action under a special campaign. At a meeting at his camp office on Sunday evening, Agrawal directed all gazetted officers to show zero-tolerance towards prohibited Chinese manjha.