A 37-year-old police constable died on his way back home after completing double duty when a manja used to fly kites entangled around his neck at Vakola bridge on Western Express Highway on Sunday, December 24, at around 5.30 pm. The deceased constable, Sameer Jadhav, was attached to Dindoshi police station in Malad. He was a resident of Worli’s BDD Chawl. The Kherwadi police have commenced an investigation into this matter, they are probing if the manja was of Chinese origin.

Police also seized some manja from the spot and rushed Jadhav to Sion hospital, where he was declared dead before admission. Kherwadi police are checking if the manja is of Chinese origin.