HYDERABAD: Intensifying its drive against banned Chinese Manja, Hyderabad police seized a large quantity of the contraband item worth Rs 1.24 crore and arrested 143 people.
Ahead of the Sankranti festival, the authorities stepped up enforcement against the banned Chinese Manja (synthetic/nylon kite string) to curb its sale, storage, and transportation across the city.
Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar told a news conference that as part of the ongoing drive, the police registered 103 cases and arrested 143 persons. A total of 6, 226 bobbins of Chinese Manja, with an estimated market value of Rs 1, 24, 52, 000, have been seized.