Staff Reporter
Rawalpindi District police have been directed to continue crackdown on the kite sellers and flyers and take strict action against lawbreakers as violation of the ban continued on Thursday night and Friday in several city areas.
According to a police spokesman, Rawalpindi district police on the directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Muhammad Ahsan Younas had chalked out a plan to check and control kite flying and aerial firing.
He said that over 2500 cops including 135 police teams, 30 Dolphin squads, 35 Mohafiz squads, 10 Elite Force sections, and a large number of cops were deployed on rooftops to monitor the situation and net the lawbreakers.
Drone operators had also been deployed search and monitor the kite flying and aerial firing, particularly in congested city areas, he said.
He informed that 43 cases were registered on Thursday night and 49 violators were rounded up.
It is pertinent to mention here that the ban on kite flying and use of metallic strings was openly being violated in several city and cantonment areas.
The residents of the city have expressed concern over Kite-flying and use of metallic strings for the purpose.
Kite flying is observed despite ban specially, on Fridays and Sundays and the city administration had failed to implement a complete ban on the activity so far.
Pakistan kite flying organization, Rawalpindi chapter and local kite-flying association had also announced Feb 25 and 26 for the Basant festival in city areas.
The citizens demanded the authorities concerned to strictly implement the ban on Kite-flying, so that road accidents and loss of precious human lives could be avoided.
Fahad, a resident of Committee Chowk area urged the police officials to ensure a complete ban on the sale of kites, strings, fireworks and aerial firing.
The Punjab Government and officials concerned of the district government have also been urged to strictly implement the ban as the young enthusiasts are flying kites and found involved in aerial firing.
The police spokesman informed that police had launched crackdown on the ban violators and seized over 121,000 kites and 3600 kite flying string rolls while 600 kite sellers and flyers were sent behind the bars during January and February. Police registered over 4513 cases during the period.
