Police seize banned Chinese manja worth Rs 7.5 lakh
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According to police, Singh, who operates a kite shop in Mangalhat, procured the prohibited thread from a Jaipur-based supplier identified as Mohsin via private transport services.
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Police seize banned Chinese manja worth Rs 7.5 lakh
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner Task Force, Charminar Zone, alongside Kalapathar Police, apprehended a man on Wednesday and seized a massive consignment of banned Chinese synthetic nylon glass-coated kite thread worth approximately Rs 7.5 lakh. The accused, identified as Abhishek Singh, 26, a resident of Puranapool, was intercepted while collecting the shipment from a local transport facility in Kalapathar. Police confiscated 480 bobbins of prohibited manja packed in 10 cartons, along with two mobile phones.
According to police, Singh, who operates a kite shop in Mangalhat, procured the prohibited thread from a Jaipur-based supplier identified as Mohsin via private transport services. Charminar Zone Task Force Inspector S Saidababu stated that the accused intended to stock and distribute the thread to retailers and customers across Hyderabad at inflated rates for illegal profit ahead of Sankranti. Law enforcement officials emphasized that synthetic glass-coated manja poses severe hazards to humans, animals, and birds while violating environmental protection regulations. Police have registered a case and initiated further investigation.
