Mumbai, January 2: A 51-year-old man underwent plastic surgery and received several stitches after he suffered injuries on the hand and nose from a kite string, a police official said on Monday.

The incident took place in Vakola in the western part of the city when the victim, identified as Bharatiya Janata Party worker Jasbir Singh Batra, was on his way to the airport on Sunday to welcome the arrival of a leader from the party, he said. Maharashtra: Truck Transporting Goods From Mumbai to Ahmedabad Gutted in Fire in Palghar.

"He was traveling on his motorcycle when a kite string gashed his left hand and nose. He was first rushed to civic-run VN Desai hospital and then to a private hospital as he needed plastic surgery," the official said. Mumbai Woman, Goa-Based Man Held for Robbing Businessman in Dombivali.

Singh said people must be careful while flying kites, a customary practice in the run up to Makar Sankranti, which will be celebrated on January 14.

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