School teacher dies after neck slit by chinese manja in UP

A 40-year-old private school teacher died after his neck was slit by banned Chinese manja while he was riding his motorcycle here on Thursday, police said.

The incident occurred around 8 am on the Shastri Bridge in the Kotwali area shortly after Sanjeev Tiwari dropped his daughter at school, Superintendent of Police (City) Ayush Srivastava said.

Tiwari, a resident of Umarpur



Haribandhanpur, had just crossed the bridge when a chinese manja of kite hanging over the road wrapped around his neck, causing a deep cut. 

He lost control of the motorcycle and collapsed on the spot with severe injuries, Srivastava said.

Locals rushed to help and called an ambulance. He was taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead during treatment, officials said.