Summary:
The mobile squads conducted a search on over 250 shops and establishments selling the banned substance and recovered 118 kgs of synthetic thread. It is observed that the sale of the banned Manja is carried out clandestinely and are not displayed openly. Forest officials swing into action to search chinese manja from kite shopsPolice arrested the kite trader for the sale of banned chinese manja in HyderabadHyderabad City Police apprehended the kite and thread seller for the sale of banned chinese manja in the city. Apart from the forest department, the task force of the police department, GHMC officials also implemented the ban orders. Organizers of kite festivals in the city were also informed against the use of the banned Chinese Manja during kite-flying competitions..