11,787 kite flyers, makers arrested

By Our Correspondent
October 03, 2024
This image shows a person flying a kite. — AFP/File
This image shows a person flying a kite. — AFP/File

LAHORE: Punjab police registered 11,177 cases and arrested 11,787 individuals during crackdown on kite flyers and makers across the province this year.

The police recovered 34,000 metallic strings and reels, as well as over 500,000 kites. In the provincial capital, the Anti-Kite Flying Act crackdown resulted in the arrest of 2,633 suspects and the registration of 2,570 cases. 

In Lahore, 2,301 metallic strings and over 50,000 kites were recovered from the possession of suspects.