LUCKNOW, June 18 -- Police in Bareilly registered an attempt-to-murder case after 15-year-old Aditya Veer Gangwar, nephew of Uttar Pradesh sugarcane development minister Sanjay Gangwar, suffered grievous injuries when a banned nylon-coated kite string slashed his neck near the Shyamganj flyover, police officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The incident has once again brought the dangers posed by banned nylon kite string into the spotlight. This string has been linked to numerous deaths and serious injuries across the state in recent years, particularly among motorcyclists, pedestrians and children. Registering an attempt-to-murder case marks one of the strongest legal actions taken so far in the state against those allegedly responsible for ...