Bareilly (UP), Jun 18 (PTI) Just days after a Uttar Pradesh minister’s nephew suffered critical injuries when a Chinese manjha (nylon kite string) slashed his throat while he was driving a scooter on a flyover here, police cracked down on the banned synthetic thread across four districts on Thursday.
The Bareilly Range police issued stringent directions to curb the sale, storage and use of the banned synthetic manjha.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bareilly Range, Ajay Kumar Sahni, directed senior police officials in Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur to launch a coordinated crackdown on Chinese or synthetic manjha (glass and metal-coated nylon kite string), citing the threat it poses to human lives and animals.
The move comes days after 15-year-old Aditya Veer Singh Gangwar, nephew of Uttar Pradesh’s Minister of State for Sugarcane Development Sanjay Gangwar, suffered a severe neck injury. Chinese manjha allegedly slit his throat after getting tangled around his neck while he was driving a scooter on the Shyamganj flyover area in Bareilly on Monday morning.
Officials said he is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of a private hospital.
According to the DIG directives, shopkeepers found selling the banned product clandestinely will face heavy penalties, and steps will be taken to cancel their trade licences.
Police have been instructed to keep a close watch on online and e-commerce platforms to identify individuals involved in the sale or procurement of the prohibited kite string. Cyber cells have been asked to assist in tracing such activities and ensuring legal action against offenders.
Sahni directed that cases involving the sale and use of prohibited kite string should also attract provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, requiring mandatory registration of FIRs against violators.
The directive also calls for effectively monitoring previously registered cases related to the storage and sale of Chinese manjha to ensure strong prosecution and stringent punishment for the accused.
Police have been asked to conduct extensive public awareness campaigns highlighting the dangers posed by the synthetic string to motorists, pedestrians, birds and animals, and to ensure strict compliance with guidelines issued by the environment department.
Sahni urged people to use only safe cotton thread for kite flying and boycott Chinese manjha. He also requested citizens to immediately inform police about any sale or storage of the banned string. PTI CORR ABN ASD ASD
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