Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 14
As the season of kite flying is set to return, wholesalers and retailers have started hoarding the banned Chinese string in the city. The Police Division 3 seized a mini-tempo loaded with Chinese string and recovered 1,795 rolls of the same last evening.
Investigating officer ASI Surjit Singh said a tip-off was received that a huge quantity of the banned string was to be delivered in Ludhiana. Accordingly, a police party laid a naka near the Trunka Wala chowk where after intercepting the tempo (bearing registration no. PB10FF4443), it was signalled to stop for checking.
“When the police signalled the vehicle to stop for checking, its driver instead of stopping it near the naka, stopped the tempo in the middle of the road and fled the spot. When police officials went to check the vehicle, 1,795 rolls of Chinese string were recovered,” the ASI said.
A case under Sections 188, 336, IPC, 39, 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, 15, Environment Protection Act, 1986, was registered against the unidentified driver.
The police said only after the arrest of the driver, those behind the supply of the banned string could be identified.
In the previous year, during the kite flying season, the police had made a huge recovery of the banned string. Sources said many wholesalers had already stored large quantity of banned string in their stores and they had been selling it to shopkeepers.
