LUCKNOW, Feb. 8 -- Even as the threat of deadly kite string (manjha) continues to lurk on city streets, yet another biker narrowly escaped a fatal injury in the Chowk area on Saturday afternoon, the fourth such incident reported in a span of four days.

According to Chowk police, the biker suffered minor cuts on his neck after coming in contact with the sharp string. A video circulated on social media showed the youth with two injuries on his neck, saying it could have been another tragedy.

"The string was not Chinese manjha but normal manjha. No complaint has been submitted at the police station or any outpost," a police official said, quoting Chowk SHO Nagesh Upadhyay.

The incident adds to a series of recent manjha-related accidents i...