600 nylon manja wheels brought from Delhi seized in Nagpur, drones to keep an eye on kite flyers in Nashik Nagpur/Nashik: As Makar Sankrant approaches, smuggling of banned and deadly nylon manja has started through secret routes. Police have started action as nylon manja is being sold through secret routes in Nagpur. Under this, Nagpur city tehsil police has seized manja worth six lakhs that came to Nagpur from Delhi. Police have seized 600 nylon manja wheels. Notorious accused ordered manja from Delhi: Police got confidential information that Amol Shyam Mohandekar, a notorious accused on police records, had ordered ten boxes of nylon manja from Delhi. Based on the information, the tehsil police formed a team and laid a trap. Accused Amol Shyam Mohandekar and his accomplice driver were arrested and 10 boxes were seized. Police said that 600 nylon manja wheels were found in that box. Citizens' support is needed for police efforts: Nylon manja is not only dangerous to animals and birds, but also to people passing by on the road. Many people have lost their lives in the last few years. Although the police have banned the purchase and sale of the deadly nylon manja, this nylon Chinese manja is widely available for sale through secret channels. The police have started efforts to stop the purchase and sale of nylon manja. Now it is necessary for alert citizens to immediately inform the police about this, said senior police officers. The festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Nashik district. However, now, despite the ban on flying kites, nylon manja is threatening the lives of citizens. In the last month, two people have died due to nylon manja in Nashik district, while many have been seriously injured. Although the police administration has banned nylon manja, the sale of nylon manja continues in secret. Nashik police have registered cases against 19 manja sellers in a month and have detained 22 suspects. While deportation action has been taken against 6 people. So far, the police have seized 843 bags of nylon manja, worth about Rs 6.50 lakh. Inspection to be carried out through drones: "Municipality and police teams have been formed to inspect nylon manja. The sale and use of nylon manja is also banned. Therefore, no one should use manja, otherwise a fine of Rs 10,000 will be imposed," said Yeola Chief Officer Tushar Aher. Meanwhile, a drone inspection has been planned on the use of nylon manja and the Yeola police said that this inspection will be independent.
