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Two vendors booked for selling banned nylon manja
According to the police, the environment department has issued strict prohibitions on nylon manja to protect both animals and humans
The police have booked two vendors for illegal sale of nylon manja, which poses a significant danger to pedestrians, motorists and wildlife.
The first incident took place in Bibvewadi area, where the police seized 50 reels of plastic and synthetic nylon manja of various colours from the shop of one local vendor Prithviraj Mhaskhe, 23. The manja, valued at ₹10,000, was being stocked for sale despite a ban on its possession, use, and sale. Mhaskhe was found selling the banned material at his shop located in Lokshahir Annasaheb Sathenagar. A case has been registered against Mhaskhe.
According to the police, the environment department has issued strict prohibitions on nylon manja to protect both animals and humans.
In a raid carried out in Dhanori, Nasim Altaf Sheikh, 50, was booked for possessing nylon manja for sale. Police found the artificial thread coated with various colours outside his home in Maitri Park Colony.
The police drive is aimed at curbing the sale and use of nylon manja ahead of the Makar Sankranti, to be celebrated on January 14, as kite flying is popular during the festival.
