Rolls of synthetic kite string, illegal liquor seized in Amritsar; 1 held

Even as this is not a season for kite flying, the illegal sale and purchase of synthetic kite string is going on secretly if the seizure of over 50 rolls of synthetic kite string is anything to go by.

The Sultanwind police on Monday arrested property dealer, identified as Gagandeep Singh (46), a resident of New Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar (now Guru Nanak Avenue, Kot Mit Singh), and seized 54 rolls of Chinese kite string.

During investigations, the police also stumbled upon illegal liquor from his possession.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Vishaljit Singh said the Sultanwind police led by SHO Rajinder Singh seized as many as 54 rolls of deadly kite string from his possession. He said his backward and forward linkages were being looked into to find out the source of the string which is widely used by people during the festivals of Lohri and Basant for flying kites.

He said during search, the police also recovered as many as 78 bottles of liquor from him. He could not produce any documents regarding the liquor, which was, therefore, seized.