3 held with 1,398 reels of banned Chinese manjha

New Delhi: Three men were apprehended for allegedly storing and transporting banned Chinese/plastic manjha, with 1,398 reels of the prohibited kite string recovered from a car in west Delhi, an official of the crime branch said on Wednesday.

The accused, Rajesh (33), Asad (23) and Sohail (19) were apprehended on Tuesday night, police said, adding that the vehicle allegedly used for transporting the banned manjha was also seized, police said.

A case has been registered at the Crime Branch police station in Pushp Vihar, they said.

According to police, the action followed secret information received on August 8 that Rajesh, a resident of Nangloi, along with his associates, would arrive near Khayala carrying a large quantity of banned Chinese/plastic manjha for clandestine sale.

“A team was formed, and a trap was laid on Tuesday. At around 2 am, the team reached near Khayala. Shortly afterwards, a silver-coloured car was spotted approaching from the Khayala-Paschim Vihar drain side towards Raghubir Nagar,” the officer said. The vehicle was intercepted, and the three occupants were apprehended. During a search, several plastic bags and cardboard boxes containing the prohibited manjha were found, police said. A total of 1,398 reels were recovered from the vehicle.