Hyderabad City Police Seize Chinese Manja Worth Rs 1.24 Crore

Ahead of the Sankranti festival, police have stepped up enforcement against the banned synthetic kite string, popularly known as 'Chinese manja', to curb its sale, storage, and transportation, seizing contraband worth Rs 1.24 crore, Commissioner V C Sajjanar said on Thursday. 

Special teams have been constituted to ensure strict implementation of the ban, he told reporters, adding that Hyderabad police have been taking firm action against



the illegal sale of the string.

As part of the ongoing drive, 103 cases have been registered and 143 persons arrested over the past month. Police have also seized 6,226 bobbins of Chinese manja', with an estimated market value of Rs 1.24 crore, the commissioner said. 

The Telangana government imposed a complete ban on Chinese manja' in 2016, citing the serious threat it poses to humans, birds, and the environment.