Overview
- Sanjukumar Hosamani, 48, died after a taut kite string cut his neck near the Talamadagi Bridge in Bidar, with video showing him trying to call his daughter.
- Relatives and locals alleged a fatal delay in ambulance arrival and staged a protest, as police registered a case at Manna Ekhelli station and opened an investigation.
- Separate fatal incidents were reported the same day in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, where physiotherapist Mohammad Shamir died, and in Telangana’s Sangareddy, where Avidesh was killed.
- Telangana police reported intensified raids with 2,150 bobbins seized between January 8 and 11, a total of 8,376 seized over the past month, and 200 arrests, with warnings of jail for offenders.
- The Telangana State Human Rights Commission sought a report from Hyderabad’s police chief by February 26, while officials and residents pointed to continued online sales and recurring injuries despite bans.