Mumbai: How a manja cut changed my life

Updated On: 26 December, 2023 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

Another policeman who was injured in similar incident three years earlier recollects his eight-hour surgery and days spent without being able to eat or drink anything

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The deep cut on API Rakesh Gawli’s neck (right) Gawli today

Assistant Police Inspector (API) Rakesh Gawli, 36, attached to the Kalachowki police, is another Mumbai police personnel who met an accident similar to the one that took Constable Sameer Jadhav’s life on Sunday. Gawli received 10 stitches after his neck became entangled in a kite manja while he was riding on the JJ flyover in 2021. To this day, API Gawli does not use a flyover during Makar Sankranti. It took API Gawli more than three months to recover. The injuries also prevented him from eating food for several days during the treatment.

API Rakesh Gawli’s neck after the surgery