CHENNAI: Four persons, including two kite sellers and a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested for flying and selling kites having banned manja thread in Vanagaram and Virugambakkam. The police have seized around 450 kites and six rolls of manja thread. The action follows a complaint from Mohammed Rashid (26), who suffered injuries after a manja thread struck him while riding two-wheeler on Maduravoyal flyover. Their inquiry led to the arrest of Shamsudeen (40) of Virugambakkam, from whose house 350 kites and five manja rolls were seized. In a separate incident on Monday evening, the Virugambakkam police arrested Ashok Kumar (47) of Majith Nagar, Saligramam, and seized 99 kites and one manja roll.

Source: Indian Express March 25, 2026 04:55 UTC