Nylon manja worth Rs 1.59 lakh seized from Nagpur flat, 19-year-old held

The illegal trade in banned nylon manja in Nagpur has now reached residential flats. The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and the SSB team of the Crime Branch raided a flat in Vijay Apartment at Shankar Nagar Chowk and recovered nylon manja worth Rs 1.59 lakh.

Adhishraj Virendra Jha, 19, was arrested during the action.

Police had received a tip-off that banned nylon manja was being kept hidden for sale in Flat No. 303 of Vijay Apartment. The police team laid a trap and raided the flat. Jha was taken into custody during the raid.

A search of the flat yielded 53 reels of banned mono kite nylon manja. Their value was put at about Rs 1.59 lakh.

Police seized the manja and registered a case against Jha.