Maa flyover
As a result, the victim applied brakes.
A biker involved said a motorcycle was travelling on the flyover when a red manja suddenly entangled on the neck of its rider. I could not apply brakes on time and hit the rear side of the car, severely injuring myself,” he told Paul. Paul was returning to the city when she spotted the accident. She got off and rushed to help, providing water and arranging first-aid even as she instructed cops to arrange for an ambulance. She asked how the incident took place. “A car travelling behind the manja-hit bike and just ahead of me also had to apply brakes. The minister then went on to ask the cops how the manjas were reaching the flyover and summoned Topsia cops to the spot. She also passed necessary instructions. Later, the minister posted about the incident on her FB page and cautioned kite-flyers. This was the fourth Manja accident on the flyover in eight weeks and comes despite elaborate arrangements by Kolkata police to stop such incidents around Biswakarma puja. The local police had been conducting special raids in the bylanes of Beniapukur and Topsia to ensure there was no selling of Chinese Manjas. Similar raids were also carried in the Port and eastern suburban divisions. The police – as an additional measure –l set up extra police patrol vehicles and a drone on the Maa Flyover and Vidyasagar Setu to ensure that any kite could be removed in case they fell on the flyovers.
Kolkata: Minister Agnimitra Paul on Sunday came to the rescue of two bikers who were injured — one of them severely — as they got involved in a pile-up on the Maa after one of the bikers had Chinese Manja entangled on his neck.