Kite Strings Can Cut Like Knives -- MGM Medical College Study, Indore
· Free Press Journal
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A research paper by the Department of Forensic Medicine at MGM Medical College, Indore, has drawn attention to a significant forensic finding that kite strings can produce clean-cut injuries on the neck that may resemble knife wounds.
The research has been accepted for publication in Medicine, Science and the Law, the official journal of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences, giving the study international academic recognition in forensic medicine.
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The paper, titled Accidental Cut Throat Injuries by Kite-Strings – A Case Series, examines three cases of fatal cut-throat injuries caused by kite strings. The researchers documented characteristic injury findings that could help forensic experts distinguish kite-string injuries from knife injuries.
The study is significant because clean-cut margins on a neck wound are commonly associated with sharp metallic objects such as knives. However, the researchers found that kite strings can also produce clean, sharp-looking cuts that can simulate a knife injury, making their identification important during police investigations and medico-legal examinations.
All three deceased persons included in the study were motorcyclists. The finding highlights the risks faced by two-wheeler riders during kite-flying festivals, when strings can become stretched across roads and strike riders travelling at speed.
The researchers said the findings could assist forensic experts in the interpretation of such injuries and help investigating agencies determine the circumstances surrounding deaths involving kite strings.
The study has been authored by Dr Sagar Meena, Dr Ankit P Jain, Dr Deepak Gawali, Dr Mahendra Sharma and Dr Bajrang Kumar Singh, Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, MGM Medical College, Indore.
The publication will also be Dr Bajrang Kumar Singh’s 75th research publication, marking a notable academic milestone at the age of 41.
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