Go fly a kite : Police clueless in cases of throat-slitting strings
In the incidents of 2017, police have yet to identify any suspects
Kite flying PHOTO: REUTERS
LAHORE:
The police seem to have no leads in cases registered against people’s throats being accidentally slit by kite-flying, The Express Tribune has learnt. The lack of progress has been confirmed by reports and the police themselves.
The Punjab government strictly banned kite-flying throughout the province after some horrifying incidents occurred in which people not only lost their lives, but were actually decapitated. The police also launched crackdown and were arresting suspects for selling or flying kites, but there was little headway in the incidents which claimed left people injured.
Judicial custody: Three remanded in kite flying case
In an incident during January 2017, a minor girl was injured in Harbanspura. The victim, identified as Sana, was riding on a motorbike with her uncle when she suffered a head injury caused by a kite string. An FIR, under section 324 (attempted murder), was registered against unidentified suspects. When asked about progress in this case after three months, investigation officer Asghar Hussain said police were still searching for suspects and yet to establish any solid leads.
In another incident, a 22-year-old man, identified as Abdul Rauf, was riding a bike near Outfall Road when the string of a kite slit his throat.
The victim was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital for treatment. A case FIR No. 235/17 under section 324 (attempt to murder) of Pakistan Penal Code was registered against unidentified suspects. Despite passing two months having passed, there was no progress in the case.
When asked, investigation officer ASI Ghulam Farid said the incident occurred at night and a search was underway for the suspects.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 13th, 2017.
The police seem to have no leads in cases registered against people’s throats being accidentally slit by kite-flying, The Express Tribune has learnt. The lack of progress has been confirmed by reports and the police themselves.
The Punjab government strictly banned kite-flying throughout the province after some horrifying incidents occurred in which people not only lost their lives, but were actually decapitated. The police also launched crackdown and were arresting suspects for selling or flying kites, but there was little headway in the incidents which claimed left people injured.
Judicial custody: Three remanded in kite flying case
In an incident during January 2017, a minor girl was injured in Harbanspura. The victim, identified as Sana, was riding on a motorbike with her uncle when she suffered a head injury caused by a kite string. An FIR, under section 324 (attempted murder), was registered against unidentified suspects. When asked about progress in this case after three months, investigation officer Asghar Hussain said police were still searching for suspects and yet to establish any solid leads.
In another incident, a 22-year-old man, identified as Abdul Rauf, was riding a bike near Outfall Road when the string of a kite slit his throat.
The victim was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital for treatment. A case FIR No. 235/17 under section 324 (attempt to murder) of Pakistan Penal Code was registered against unidentified suspects. Despite passing two months having passed, there was no progress in the case.
When asked, investigation officer ASI Ghulam Farid said the incident occurred at night and a search was underway for the suspects.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 13th, 2017.