Hyderabad: The Mangalhat police on Friday apprehended a 42-year-old Ritesh Singh for selling banned Chinese Manja.
The sleuths of Mangalhat police raided on kites selling shop identified as Yash Patang Ghar in Mangalhat area. The police found that Ritesh Singh resident of Arya Samaj in Mangalhat used to purchase the banned Manja made of glass coated nylon threads through an agent from Macharla of Khanpur district in UP state and was selling the same to the customers in and around the city. The accused has been arrested along with the seized material.
Speaking to siasat.com, Sub-Inspector of Mangalhat police station, G.Venkateshwarlu said, “Sankranti is a festival where people fly kites and use Manja. Ritesh Singh was selling Chine Manja, which is a banned product”.
The Telangana State government under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has imposed a complete ban on procuring, stocking, sale and use of nylon thread, which is commonly called ‘Chinese dor’.
Sub-Inspector G. Shivanandam told to siasat.com, he said, “Using other synthetic (non-biodegradable) threads coated with glass or other harmful substances and used for kite flying or other purposes can cause grievous injuries and inconvenience to animals including birds. Even humans are affected by the Chinese Manja”.
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