The Delhi Police has arrested a 48-year-old shopkeeper for allegedly storing and selling the illegal 'Chinese manjha' in west Delhi's Nihal Vihar area. The accused has been identified as Ashok Kumar, a resident of Shiv Ram Park, Nihal Vihar.
According to Sameer Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, on Sunday around 4 pm during patrol in Shiv Ram Park, Nihal Vihar, police noticed illegal Chinese manjha kept in a shop.
“A total of 170 bundles of illegal Chinese Manjha were recovered from his shop. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Environment Protection Act was registered in Nihal Vihar Police Station and the accused was arrested, the DCP said.
Kumar revealed that he runs a tea shop and in order to earn money, he was selling the illegal Chinese manjha, police said.
Earlier, another man, 43 years old, was arrested from northwest Delhi's Mahendra Park area with over 200 cartons of Chinese manjha in his possession.