The arrested persons were identified as M Durai Manickam, (45), K Balaji, (24), S Ganesan, (43), E Velu, (27), B Harikrishnan, (27) and V Murali, (31).

Police seized six kites, four threads and two laptops from them. On Monday, a two-wheeler rider traveling on Mettukuppam main road suffered injuries after a manja thread slit his throat.

Based on his complaint, the Maduravoyal police registered a case and arrested the men. The Chennai city police have issued strict warning against people using manja threads to fly kites.

All six were arrested and released on station bail after paying a fine amount.