Ahmedabad, Dec. 23 -- Ahead of the Uttarayan festival, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad Rural Police has cracked down on the illegal manufacture and sale of banned Chinese manja, seizing material worth Rs.2.34 crore from multiple locations across Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Based on inputs gathered during an investigation by the Sanand Police Station, SOG teams conducted coordinated raids in Sanand, Bavla, Vadtaman, Koth, and Anand. During the operations, police recovered more than 52,000 reels of prohibited Chinese manja, along with vehicles, mobile phones, machinery and raw material used for its production.

In Sanand, four accused were arrested with 39 boxes containing 1,872 reels of banned manja worth Rs.7.48 l...