Crackdown against kite flyers in Rawalpindi, seven arrested
Police informed that as many as 5000 kites were confiscated by the personnel and cases have been registered against the arrested
February 12, 2017
RAWALPINDI: At least seven people were arrested in violation of orders against kite flying by Police on Saturday.
Despite a ban on kite-flying in Punjab and frequent crackdown operations by the police, some people still continue making and flying kites, while disobeying the law.
Crackdown operation against kite flyers was implemented after incidents of injuries caused by kite strings were reported.
Police informed that as many as 5000 kites were confiscated by the personnel and cases have been registered against the arrested.
According to reports, at least 209 kite flyers were arrested in a crackdown operation on Friday in Faisalabad. In almost weekly crackdown operations against kite flyers in Lahore, about 100 kite flyers were arrested from Cantt Division, 11 from Cantt, 12 from Civil Lines, 4 from Saddar, 18 from Iqbal Town and 4 from Model Town. Police also seized around 4000 kites, rolls and strings.
