Banned manjha thread
Meanwhile, HDMC has decided to impose fines ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh on traders found selling manjha and cancel their trade licences. So far, 16 cases have been registered in Hubballi-Dharwad and large quantities of the thread seized. As part of the special drive, police inspected over 124 locations, raided 69 places where manjha was being used, removed dangerous thread hanging from electric cables, poles, buildings and trees at more than 63 locations, and checked around 67 shops selling kite-flying material.
The police department has launched a special drive to curb the use of manjha and has partnered with a Bengaluru-based NGO to create awareness about its dangers.
DCP (Law and Order) Shruti NS said, “Police have already cracked down on several traders who continued selling manjha despite repeated warnings. We are also receiving complaints about kite flying using manjha,” she said. Cases were also registered against a parent who allowed children to use manjha and against a kite flyer caught using the banned thread, police sources said.
Police personnel with the manjha thread seized Police personnel with the manjha thread seized Hubballi: The death of a woman whose throat was slit by manjha while riding through the city recently has prompted the police and the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) to launch an intensified crackdown on the sale and use of the dangerous kite-flying thread. In a joint operation, police have seized large quantities of manjha reels and booked traders for selling the banned thread. A case was also registered against a parent for allowing children to fly kites using manjha. In collaboration with HDMC and NGO members, police are visiting households to educate parents and discourage children from using manjha. In some areas, parents have voluntarily burnt manjha stored in their homes.
