Overview
- Police arrested 42-year-old Mohd Shazaib at Sadhu Kite Shop in Kalapathar for allegedly stocking and selling prohibited Chinese manja.
- Officers seized 345 bobbins valued at ₹6.9 lakh during the operation by the Commissioner’s Task Force, West Zone.
- The material was identified as the Monofil Gold brand, which police say was supplied by associate Vikram Mehta from Karnal and transported to Hyderabad.
- Investigators allege Shazaib sold the banned string at about ₹2,000 per bobbin to make illegal gains.
- Telangana has prohibited Chinese manja since 2016 under the Environment (Protection) Act, and the case with the seized items has been handed to Kalapathar police for further investigation.