13,000 kites confiscated during raid.

RAWALPINDI -- Around 450 people on Saturday were arrested during a crackdown against kite flyers on 'basant' and 13,000 kites were confiscated besides, strings, sound systems, fireworks as well as weapons and ammunition were recovered and seized.

According to police spokesman, surveillance teams were monitoring kite flyers with the help of drones and other cameras.

He said raids were being carried out to trace those seen in videos obtained through drones and other cameras.

City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas had passed the directives to take strict action against the kite sellers. He made it clear that no one would be allowed to violate rule of law.

Earlier, a...

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