Nylon Kite String Menace: Rider's Throat Slit, Fingers Severed in Swargate, Pune

• A 30-year-old man, Sanket Bothra, suffered severe injuries from banned nylon kite string while riding his two-wheeler on the Deshbhakt Keshavrao Jedhe Flyover in Swargate, Pune.
• The string entangled around his neck and hands, leading to his right thumb being cut more than halfway and finger nerves completely severed when he tried to remove it.
• This incident follows another similar accident just fifteen days prior in the Bharti Vidyapeeth area, where a young woman's throat was cut.
• Despite a strict ban, the clandestine sale of nylon kite string continues in Pune, causing frequent fatal accidents.
• Pune residents are demanding stricter action against sellers, including license revocation, beyond just filing cases.

Why It Matters: Banned nylon kite string continues to cause severe injuries and public outrage in Pune due to lax enforcement.