Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: 'Merchants of Death' Busted in Illegal Manja Racket

• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar police cracked down on illegal nylon kite string (manja) sales, registering 6 cases and arresting 9 people in 3 days.
• Police seized 933 bundles of banned nylon manja worth ₹8.04 lakh during the operation.
• A suspicious parcel at a courier office led to the discovery of 672 manja bundles and the arrest of mastermind Mudashir Ahmed and his associates.
• The illegal manja was sourced from Surat, and sellers used fake names, fake SIM cards, and courier services to evade detection.
• Three individuals involved in manja sales were publicly paraded in Rajabazar to raise awareness about the dangerous product.

Why It Matters: Illegal, deadly kite string distribution endangers public safety.