Over 30 injured in accidents while flying kites on Sankranti day in Jaipur

Over thirty people were today injured in the city in accidents while flying kites on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

"Thirty-nine cases were reported in the hospital till the evening. Two persons with serious injuries were hospitalised while rest were given first aid," a source said at the SMS Hospital.

He said some of those injured had cuts due to the strings used to fly kites. Meanwhile, at a veterinary hospital here, a doctor said many pigeons were brought in with injuries.