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Delhi Police recover 30 rolls of banned manja, one arrested

Delhi Police recover 30 rolls of banned manja, one arrested
Delhi Police recovers 30 rolls of banned Chinese manja, one arrested · thehansindia.com

Police officers in Delhi are working hard to keep people safe before Independence Day.

A special kind of kite string called manja is dangerous because it is coated with tiny bits of glass.

This string is banned, which means it is against the law to sell or use it.

Some people were secretly selling this dangerous string.

The police got a secret tip and went to a place called Seelampur to investigate.

They found 30 rolls of the banned string and put one man under arrest.

This sharp string can badly hurt people and birds.

A little girl in Hyderabad and a man in Telangana lost their lives earlier this year when the string got caught around their necks.

That is why the police are checking places and stopping sellers of this deadly string.

The investigation is still going on to find the people who supply it.

Key facts

Banned item
Glass-coated Chinese manja (kite string)
Rolls recovered
30
Accused
Md. Jamir, 52 years old, no previous criminal record
Raid location
Gali No. 09, Gautampuri, Seelampur, New Delhi
FIR details
FIR No. 278/2026 dated 07.08.2026, U/S 223(a) BNS
Police station
PS Seelampur
Earlier recovery
384 rolls recovered, three persons arrested in separate operations
Known fatal incidents
Five-year-old girl in Hyderabad and a 35-year-old man in Sangareddy, Telangana

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