Boy, 4, Injured by Glass-Coated Manja in Metpally as Police Open Vendor Probe

Overview

• Oddepu Srihan, 4, suffered a neck injury in Dubbawada, Metpally, when a manja line wrapped around him during kite flying on Thursday evening.
• Family members first took him to Metpally Government Hospital, then shifted him to a private hospital in Nizamabad for further treatment.
• Doctors administered stitches to the wound, and his condition was reported as stable.
• Metpally police, led by SI Kiran Kumar, launched a search for shops suspected of selling the prohibited manja in violation of norms.
• The case arises during the Sankranthi season, when kite flying is common and the banned thread is reported to be sold clandestinely.