Over 500 held in kite crackdown

Authorities registers 539 cases and locked the accused behind bars pending further investigation

FAISALABAD:

The police arrested 544 accused and seized around 60,791 kites during an anti-kite flying drive in the district during the past week.

A police spokesman said on Saturday that on the special directions of City Police Officer (CPO) Captain (retd) Muhammad Ali Zia, a vigorous campaign was launched across the district against the manufacturing, sale, purchase and use of kites and other related items.

During this drive, police arrested 544 accused from Faisalabad during the last one week and recovered 60,791 kites, 1,542 packets of chemically coated string and other paraphernalia.

Authorities registered 539 cases and locked the accused behind bars pending further investigation, he added. Meanwhile, Sargodha police have decided to launch a crackdown against kite selling and flying.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 25^th, 2024.