Ludhiana: Schoolboy riding bike dies as banned kite string slits throat

The deceased, Taranjot Singh of Rohlan village, was returning from school with his cousin Prabhjot Singh when the sharp plastic string suddenly tightened around his neck, fatally slitting his throat. Prabhjot, who was riding pillion on the Royal Enfield motorcycle, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital in Samrala. Taranjot was the only child of his parents. His father, Harchand Singh, is the sarpanch of Rohlan village. Following the incident, villagers, family members and kisan union activists staged a protest and blocked traffic on the Ludhiana–Chandigarh road near Samrala, alleging that the police had failed to…