Bharat Kadam, a 45-year-old Borivli resident and scooterist, was seriously injured by manja on the Andheri flyover while riding to his workplace in Santacruz on Wednesday afternoon. While Kadam sustained deep cuts to either side of his neck, his windpipe was, fortunately, spared. He is undergoing treatment at VN Desai Hospital in Santacruz East. The Andheri police have seized the manja, which was entangled around a light pole.

Kadam’s brother, Santosh, told mid-day, “My brother resides with his wife and children in Borivli. He is employed by a private firm and travels to his office daily by two-wheeler. On Wednesday, he left home after lunch around 1.30 pm. About half an hour later, when he was on the Andheri flyover, manja slashed his neck. He called his wife and me himself to inform us about the accident.”