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- HT Correspondent

PUNE: A 23-year-old youth, who was riding his motorcycle on his way to meet his mother, died after a manja (thread used to fly kites) suddenly slit his throat in Nashik, officials said.

The incident was reported in the morning on Makar Sankranti (Hindu festival) day on Tuesday on Pathardi-Devlali Road near Pathardi Gaon in Nashik, the officials said.

The deceased, identified as Sonu Dhotre, 23, a resident of Devlali Camp, was riding his motorcycle when his throat was suddenly slit by the manja used for flying kites.

Officials said that Dhotre collapsed on the road and lay in a pool of blood.

A police team from the local police station rushed to the spot and shifted Dhotre to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment. Officials said that he was later shifted to the Civil District Hospital where he died due to excessive bleeding.

A police team from Indiranagar police station seized the manja from the spot for further investigation.