Nagpur, 27 Dec

(HS): Acting on a direction by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court, Nagpur’s

Commissioner of Police Dr Ravindra Kumar Singal has instructed all police

stations to strictly enforce penalties against those selling and using Nylon

Manja (Nylon threat for kite flying). The court has directed to impose a fine

of Rs 2.50 lakh for sale and Rs 50,000 for using the banned Nylon Manja.

Dr Singal has

directed to register offences under the Section 15 of Environment Protection

Act, 1986, and Section 223 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against those

violating the directions..

The direction is

aimed at curb serious threat by Nylon Manja to lives of birds, animals and

human beings. Besides monitoring counter sale, companies and distributes online

are also under scanner of the police.

The Police

Commissioner has also appealed to the people to understand that using Nylon

Manja is not just illegal, but life threatening. They should voluntarily

refrain from using it.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar