Two held for selling banned Chinese manja

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police arrested two persons on Sunday for illegal procuring, stocking and selling of banned Chinese manja and glass coated manja for kite flying.

On credible information the North Zone task force sleuths conducted raid at books and kites sales shop at Bapuji Nagar in Bowenpally and arrested B Srinivas (46, the shop owner) who was gaining easy money illegally. Police seized Rs 75,000 worth synthetic glass coated Chinese manja from his possession.

On the other hand, the Central Zone task force sleuths raided a shop at Lower Dhoolpet in Mangalhat police station limits and apprehended Raj Kumar Singh (37) for illegal selling of banned Chinese manja and seized Rs 25,000 worth material from his possession. Police said the accused violated the orders of Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department.