Police crackdown on kite flying underway

Rawalpindi: Police arrested 44 kite sellers, kite flyers and recovered 3,700 kites, 41 strings and fireworks from their possession during crackdown here on Wednesday.

According to police spokesman, Waris Khan police recovered 1,090 kites and 12 strings from 11 kite sellers. Similarly, Rata Amaral police seized 835 kites and two strings from 06 kite sellers. While, New Town police recovered 520 kites and 10 strings from 08 kite sellers. Following operation, Sadiqabad police seized 380 kites and five strings from seven kite sellers, kite flyers. Pirwadhai police recovered 432 kites and 04 strings from 03 kite sellers and Ganjmandi police recovered 115 kites, 02 strings and 20 pomegranates from 04 kite sellers, kite flyers.