Chi ese
ma jha
is
ge e ally
made
usi g
sy thetic
o
plastic
mate ial.
NEW
DELHI:
Delhi
Police
has
fou d
a
athe
u usual
way
to
joi
the
vi al
‘kuchu-puchu’
Ge
Z
t e d,
usi g
i te et
humou
to
delive
a
se ious
wa i g
about
kite-flyi g
st i gs.I
a
ece t
social
media
post,
the
police
u ged
eside ts
to
e joy
kite
flyi g
but
stay
away
f om
ba ed
Chi ese
ma jha
a d
plastic-coated
st i gs,
which
ca
cause
se ious
i ju ies
to
people
a d
a imals.“Dea
Kuchu
Puchu,
Pata g
Udao
but
Say
NO
to
Chi ese
Ma jha,
Samjhe?”
the
police
w ote,
givi g
its
usual
safety
messagi g
a
mo e
playful,
social
media-f ie dly
to e.The
message
comes
as
autho ities
step
up
actio
agai st
the
ba ed
st i g
i
Delhi.
The
C ime
B a ch
ece tly
seized
mo e
tha
1,300
olls
of
Chi ese
ma jha
du i g
a
e fo ceme t
ope atio .
I
a
sepa ate
actio ,
Ce t al
Delhi
Police
ecove ed
a ou d
120
olls.The
post
quickly
d ew
eactio s
o li e,
with
some
use s
poki g
fu
at
the
police
fo
adopti g
the
la guage
of
Ge
Z.“Ge -Z
mode
of
Delhi
Police”,
“They
a e
updati g”,
some
comme ts
ead.
Behi d
the
light-hea ted
p ese tatio ,
howeve ,
is
a
se ious
safety
co ce .
Chi ese
ma jha
is
ge e ally
made
usi g
sy thetic
o
plastic
mate ial
a d
ca
be
coated
with
ab asive
substa ces.
Because
of
its
sha p ess,
it
ca
cause
deep
cuts
a d
i ju ies.
It
ca
also
become
pa ticula ly
da ge ous
fo
bi ds,
which
ca
get
caught
i
the
st i g
while
flyi g.
The e
have
al eady
bee
fatal
co seque ces
i
Delhi.Rece tly,
a
32-yea -old
ma
t avelli g
to
Mu dka
fo
busi ess
suffe ed
a
cut
to
his
eck
afte
comi g
i to
co tact
with
Chi ese
ma jha
i
southwest
Delhi’s
Uttam
Naga .
Joi
co ve satio
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Comme ts
→
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you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
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espectful
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commu ity
guideli es
I
a othe
t agic
i cide t
i
2023,
a
seve -yea -old
gi l
died
afte
bei g
i ju ed
by
Chi ese
ma jha
while
t avelli g
with
he
fathe
o
a
scoote
i
west
Delhi’s
Paschim
Viha .The
police’s
latest
post
the efo e
ca ies
a
st aightfo wa d
message
be eath
all
the
social
media
humou .
People
ca
co ti ue
flyi g
kites
a d
e joyi g
the
activity,
but
usi g
ba ed
sy thetic
st i gs
ca
put
lives
at
isk.The
campaig
also
eflects
a
b oade
cha ge
i
the
way
police
depa tme ts
commu icate
with
the
public,
with
se ious
safety
wa i gs
i c easi gly
bei g
delive ed
th ough
the
la guage,
t e ds
a d
humou
that
domi ate
social
media.
