Summary 95 percent of the detainees were children or underage youngsters.
LAHORE (Daily Dunya) – Police officers have apprehended as many as 114 kite flyers and confiscates huge cache of kites during raid in different areas.
According to details, 93 cases have been lodged against 107 people whereas 800 kites and 130 kite strings were also recovered from their possession. 95 percent of the detainees were children or underage youngsters.
However, some of them were released on surety by parents.
Acting DIG operations Zahid Mahmood Gondal said that parents can play vital role in barring their children from dangerous kite flying.
Sources told that 16 cases were registered in City Division, 26 in Cantt, 6 in Civil Lines, 3 in Sadar, 17 in Iqbal Town while 3 cases were lodged in Model Town.
Separately in Faisalabad, four kite flyers tore uniform of head constable Naseem Abbas during resistance in Madina Town area.
Police have also seized three factories and arrested three people for making chemical string.
Spokesman to Punjab government said that no one will be allowed to fly kites in the metropolis while strict action would be taken against the violators.
