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Delhi crackdown and casualties from illegal Chinese Manjha

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Delhi crackdown on and casualties from illegal Chinese Manjha

In late July 2026, Delhi Police’s Special Staff seized 424 reels of banned Chinese Manjha—a hazardous kite‑string coated with abrasive glass—during a raid on a storage site in the capital. One suspect was arrested and a case filed, with investigators beginning to trace the supply chain. A few days later, on August 1–3, officers expanded the operation to the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi. Two men were detained and 37 additional reels were confiscated after police stopped a shop in Nehru Vihar and later apprehended a seller in Ghaziabad. The investigation identified a vendor in Murad Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, as a likely source, prompting further efforts to locate him. source. On August 11, the crackdown extended to West Delhi. Following a tip-off, police intercepted a silver car near Khayala at approximately 2 am. Authorities and apprehended three men—identified as Rajesh, men—Rajesh, Asad, and Sohail—and recovered Sohail—recovering 1,398 reels of prohibited plastic manjha. The vehicle was seized, By August 16, the dangers of the prohibited material were highlighted by fatal and non-fatal incidents in the Delhi-NCR region. In Ghaziabad, a case 25-year-old delivery worker, Raviraj, died after the string became entangled around his neck while riding a motorcycle on National Highway-9. In northeast Delhi’s Maujpur area, 35-year-old Gaurav Sharma was registered injured when manjha from a stray kite slit his throat at the Pushp Vihar Crime Branch police station as investigators work a traffic signal; he was reported to identify the material’s source and intended purchasers. On August 12, law enforcement reports confirmed the apprehension be out of the three men in West danger. In response to these incidents, Delhi for transporting the 1,398 reels Police conducted further operations in central Delhi, arresting two men and seizing 42 packets of banned Chinese manjha. This incident was noted alongside broader law enforcement operations across India targeting various criminal activities, including narcotics trafficking manjha and counterfeit currency. three chakris.

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  1. 2026-08-16 13:02 UTC Delhi crackdown and casualties from illegal Chinese Manjha
  2. 2026-08-14 11:11 UTC Delhi crackdown on illegal Chinese Manjha
  3. 2026-08-14 05:03 UTC Delhi crackdown on illegal Chinese Manjha
  4. 2026-08-12 12:31 UTC Delhi crackdown on illegal Chinese Manjha
  5. 2026-08-03 09:53 UTC Delhi crackdown on illegal Chinese Manjha

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