Staff Reporter
City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas has said that kite flying ban violators will be sent behind bars and no one will be spared.
Talking to media, he said no one would be allowed to celebrate ‘Basant’ in the city.
The City Police Officer said, directives had been issued to police officers to take strict action against the kite flyers and sellers.
Ahsan Younas said special teams had been formed to net the kite flying ban violators.
He said ban on kite flying was being strictly implemented, adding all the Station House Officers (SHOs) would be responsible for kite flying in their areas.
He said the policemen had been directed to launch crackdown against the violators without any discrimination including those involved in aerial firing and fireworks.
Police would also use drone cameras to curb kite flying in the city, he added.
He informed that police officers had also been directed to strictly monitor social media to control sale, purchase of kite and kite flying string rolls.
Meanwhile, police have arrested a man supplying kites in various areas and confiscated 4,000 kites from his possession here on Sunday.
According to police spokesman, R.A Bazaar Police under supervision of Station House Officer Asif Sajjad arrested the culprit and confiscated 4,000 kites and material used for kite flying besides rounded up a kite seller namely Jahangir Ahmed.
City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas appreciated the performance of the officials and said strict action would be taken against the Kite flying, adding that no one would be allowed to violate rule of law and made it clear that ban of kite flying strictly implemented.
