Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Nagpur Fisheries Department Destroys 36 Tonnes of Banned Thai Mangur
Officials in Nagpur found banned Thai Mangur fish being raised in 11 ponds.
They acted after receiving information about illegal fish farming and sales.
The team used maps and pretend customers to check the information.
Twenty-five local fishermen helped remove the fish.
More than 36 tonnes of fish were taken from the ponds.
The fish was buried in pits and destroyed.
Officials said the action was meant to protect public health and the environment.
They also said about 51 tonnes had been destroyed in similar operations over the last three months.
Officials raided 11 ponds in Chicholi-Mahadula, Nagpur, targeting illegal Thai Mangur farming.
More than 36 tonnes of the banned fish were removed and destroyed.
The operation involved the Fisheries Department, Assistant Commissioner Shubham Komrewar, and 25 local fishermen.
Officials used Google mapping and dummy customers to verify suspected illegal farming and sales.
The department says around 51 tonnes of Thai Mangur have been destroyed in Nagpur-region operations over three months.
- Who
- The Nagpur Fisheries Department, led by Assistant Commissioner Shubham Komrewar, with help from 25 local fishermen, carried out the operation.
- What
- Officials raided 11 ponds, removed more than 36 tonnes of banned Thai Mangur, and destroyed the fish.
- When
- The raid was conducted during a wider three-month crackdown; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Where
- The operation took place in the Chicholi-Mahadula area of Parshivni taluka in Nagpur district.
- Why
- Officials said they acted against illegal farming and sales of Thai Mangur because of public health and environmental concerns.
- Ponds raided
- 11
- Fish destroyed in latest operation
- More than 36 tonnes
- Fish destroyed over three months
- Around 51 tonnes
- People assisting the operation
- 25 local fishermen
- Operation leader
- Assistant Commissioner Shubham Komrewar
- Fish disposal method
- Buried in pits and destroyed
- Suspected farm owner named in complaint
- Shakeel Khan Abdul Salam Khan