Delhi Police seized 30 rolls of banned Chinese manja, 1 arrested

In a significant crackdown against banned Chinese ‘manja’ ahead of Independence Day, 30 rolls of the deadly glass coated kite string have been recovered by Delhi Police and one accused has been arrested, officials said on Saturday.

An official statement said that the crackdown was carried out by a team of the national Capital’s Seelampur Police Station which detected the illegal storage and sale of banned Chinese manja and arrested one accused.

On August 7, HC Roki, along with Ct. Anuj, was conducting routine area patrolling when they received credible secret information regarding a person illegally storing and



selling banned Chinese manja near Gali No. 09 of Gautampuri at Delhi’s Seelampur area.

According to officials, the information was promptly conveyed to senior officers, who directed immediate legal action. Acting on the directions, a team carried out a raid at the identified location.

During the operation, one person, identified as 52-year-old Md. Jamir, was apprehended and 30 rolls of banned Chinese manja, bearing the marking ‘Hero Plus – For Industrial Use Only’, were recovered from his possession.

Accordingly, FIR No. 278/2026 dated 07.08.2026 U/S 223(a) BNS was registered at PS Seelampur.