76 kite sellers, flyers arrested in special crackdown.

RAWALPINDI -- Rawalpindi district police on the directives of City Police Officer, Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani here continued a special crackdown against kite sellers and flyers and managed to net 76.

According to a police spokesman, all police stations of the district had been directed to accelerate ongoing operations against kite flying ban violators while special teams constituted to control kite flying under the supervision of senior police officers were conducting raids in different areas.

Police teams recovered 3200 kites and kite flying string rolls from the possession of arrested kite sellers and flyers, he said.

The spokesman informed that New Town police arrested a kite seller namely Jan Muhammad and recovered 2000 kites and kite flying string rolls from his possession.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Operations Capt. A(r) Muhammad Amir Khan Niazi said that all available resources were being utilized to control kite...

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