Hyderabad: Army jawan dies as kite string cuts his throat

An Army jawan died after a string of a kite allegedly cut his throat while he was riding a bike on a flyover, police said.

An Army jawan died after the string of a kite allegedly cut his throat while he was riding a bike on a flyover, police said. The incident happened on Saturday evening, the police said.

The deceased, an army jawan named Koteshwar Reddy, a resident of Bapunagar and a native of Andhra Pradesh, was going on a two-wheeler on the Langarhouse flyover when a manja (a string of a kite) cut his throat, Assistant Commissioner of Police Golconda Syed Faiz said. A case was registered at Langar House Police Station, an official said.

Further information is awaited. (ANI)