Staff Reporter
Rawal Division Police under their crackdown against kite flying ban violators including kite flyers and sellers managed to net 171 out laws in April.
According to a police spokesman, as many as 146 cases were lodged under Kite Flying Act and police nabbed 171 violators.
Over 16407 kites, 514 kite flying string rolls and other items were also recovered from their possession.
He informed that Rawal police sent behind bars 600 lawbreakers during last month and recovered huge quantity of drugs, weapons, kites, kite flying string rolls and other items from their possession.
He said, Rawal Division police on the directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, Muhammad Ahsan Younas, conducted raids and arrested 54 for possessing illegal weapons.
Police recovered two Kalashnikov, two rifles, 44 pistols, two daggers and a large number of bullets.
He said, 47 drug paddlers were sent behind bars during April and police seized 35 kg charras and 112 liters liquor.
Similarly, 67 gamblers were also rounded up and police recovered Rs 249,070 cash stake money, 60 mobile phones, a motorcycle while 10 cases were registered against the accused during the period.
206 persons who violated Section 144 were also booked during April while Rawal Division police succeeded to net 55 proclaimed offenders.
He said, the operation against the criminals and lawbreakers would continue. He said, the City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, Muhammad Ahsan Younas, had assigned the task to all officers concerned to curb activities of mischievous elements through high vigilance and effective policing.
