Crime Branch seizes China made kite string holders during raid, one nabbed
January 05, 2016
Ahmedabad
The crime branch of Ahmedabad police today raided a shop in Sardarnagar area and seized illegal China made kite string holders which have been banned in the state.
PI crime branch L D Vaghela said that the raid was conducted in shop number 34 of the Sabarmati Bazar in Kubernagar under Sardarnagar police station.
A total of 480 kite string holders with an approximate whole sale price of Rs 72000 were seized and the shop owner Gurdip Singh Jothar was arrested, he said.
Notably, the commissioner of police through its public order had banned the use of chinese string during the festival of Uttarayan. The sharp China made string causes accidents and deaths of human as well as birds.
The Gujarat High Court has also banned the use of Chinese Lanterns or Tukkal during Uttrayan.
– DeshGujarat
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