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Man held for selling plastic thread

The division number 4 police have arrested a Shiv Sena (Samajwadi) youth wing leader for selling banned plastic kite string at his shop. A case under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused, who has been identified as Vishal Madan of Durgapuri, Haibowal.

Updated on: Jan 9, 2015, 20:00:03 IST
Hindustan Times | By , Ludhiana
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The division number 4 police have arrested a Shiv Sena (Samajwadi) youth wing leader for selling banned plastic kite string at his shop. A case under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused, who has been identified as Vishal Madan of Durgapuri, Haibowal.

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Sub-inspector Gurmel Singh said the police raided the shop of the accused following a tip-off. Around 90 roles of the plastic kite string were seized.

The sale and storage of the plastic string has been banned by the police commissioner.