--- description: Three people, including two young children, died after kite strings slit their throats during the country’s Independence Day celebration title: 2 Children, 1 Man Die After Kite String Slits Their Throats in India image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ab4026764a9dd6c/6988a2a1f887dc7be3e9718f/kite-india-independence-day.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2 Children, 1 Man Die After Kite String Slits Their Throats in India  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2016 2:02 PM CUT  A professional thread maker prepares threads with the three colors of the Indian flag for flying kites in Jammu, India, Aug.13, 2016. A professional thread maker prepares threads with the three colors of the Indian flag for flying kites in Jammu, India, Aug.13, 2016.Channi Anand—AP  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2016 2:02 PM CUT Three people, including two young children, died in India after [kite strings slit their throats](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37103668 "undefined") during the country’s [Independence Day celebration](http://time.com/4421746/margaret-bourke-white-great-migration/ "undefined"). The sharp kite strings, which are usually coated in glass or metal to take down competitors’ kites, killed 3-year-old Saanchi Goyal and 4-year-old Harry as the two were peeking out through the sunroof of their cars in Delhi on Monday, the BBC reports. A 22-year-old man named Zafar Khan also died after his neck got cut by a kite string and then entangled while riding a motorcycle, causing him to fatally fall, according to the [_Indian Express_](http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-government-bans-chinese-maanjha-after-kite-string-kills-2-2979057/ "undefined"). Flying kites is popular in India, especially during festivals and celebrations. The Delhi government has now banned the sale and production of sharpened kite strings in the capital city, BBC and the _Express_ reports. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4455821/india-kite-strings-slit-throats/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4455821/india-kite-strings-slit-throats/"},"headline":"2 Children, 1 Man Die After Kite String Slits Their Throats in India","datePublished":"2016-08-17T14:02:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:02:17.651Z","description":"The strings are usually coated in glass or metal to take down competitors’ kites","url":"https://time.com/4455821/india-kite-strings-slit-throats/","keywords":["India"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ab4026764a9dd6c/6988a2a1f887dc7be3e9718f/kite-india-independence-day.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ab4026764a9dd6c/6988a2a1f887dc7be3e9718f/kite-india-independence-day.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"India Independence Day","caption":"A professional thread maker prepares threads with the three colors of the Indian flag for flying kites in Jammu, India, Aug.13, 2016.","creditText":"Channi Anand—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4455821/india-kite-strings-slit-throats/","name":"2 Children, 1 Man Die After Kite String Slits Their Throats in India"}}]}] ```