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Kite string claims life of a three-year-old boy in Lahore

The child was rushed to the hospital but he could not be resuscitated due to the excessive loss of blood

By Web Desk
June 13, 2021
Photo: File

LAHORE: A glass-coated kite string claimed another life, this time of a three-year-old boy, in Lahore's Masti Gate area on Sunday morning.

According to a report by Geo News, the child, identified as Khizar, was riding on a motorbike along with his father, Owais, and other siblings at 1:30 am on Sunday morning. 

 Khizar was seated at the front of the motorbike when the string came in the way and slit his throat.

According to a first information report (FIR) registered in this regard, the child was taken to Lahore's Mayo Hospital for treatment but could not survive due to an excessive loss of blood. 

A case has been registered against the unknown culprit who was flying the kite under the  Punjab Prohibition of Kite Flying Act.

Kite flyers use glass-coated strings to bring down competitors' kites — a practice that injures and kills many people each year.