HYDERABAD: Naik K Koteshwara Reddy, a 29-year-old Army soldier traveling for work at Military Hospital in Golconda on a two-wheeler, bled to death after a banned nylon manja hanging from a kite and entangled with a lamppost slit his throat on Langar Houz flyover in Hyderabad on Saturday. The soldier, a driver posted in the hospital’s motor transport wing, fell from his scooter when the Chinese manja, a prohibited material in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, caught around his neck.
Reddy is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter. Wife K Prathyusha said he left home at 6pm. After the injury, fellow motorist Shankar Goud tried to rush Reddy to hospital . But as the bleeding was severe, Goud carried Reddy on his shoulder and stopped an rickshaw to transport him to Military Hospital. Reddy died while undergoing treatment.
Reddy’s mortal remains were handed over to his family after an autopsy, and the final rites were performed in his native Visakhapatnam district. Police have registered a case of culpable homicide against unknown people, and an investigation is on. In her complaint, Prathyusha urged necessary action against those selling banned manja, emphasising the potential danger it poses to humans and animals. Chinese manja, thin and almost invisible, is widely used by competitive kite flyers during Sankranti festival due to its durability and resistance to cutting.
Reddy is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter. Wife K Prathyusha said he left home at 6pm. After the injury, fellow motorist Shankar Goud tried to rush Reddy to hospital . But as the bleeding was severe, Goud carried Reddy on his shoulder and stopped an rickshaw to transport him to Military Hospital. Reddy died while undergoing treatment.
Reddy’s mortal remains were handed over to his family after an autopsy, and the final rites were performed in his native Visakhapatnam district. Police have registered a case of culpable homicide against unknown people, and an investigation is on. In her complaint, Prathyusha urged necessary action against those selling banned manja, emphasising the potential danger it poses to humans and animals. Chinese manja, thin and almost invisible, is widely used by competitive kite flyers during Sankranti festival due to its durability and resistance to cutting.
