Ludhiana man held with 420 spools of banned plastic kite string

A resident of Basant Nagar, Ludhiana was arrested with 420 spools of banned plastic kite string on Thursday; he has nabbed on the basis of a tip-off

A resident of Basant Nagar was arrested with 420 spools of banned plastic kite string on Thursday.

he Ludhiana police commissioner has banned the storage and sale of plastic kite string, terming it dangerous for humans as well as animals (HT File)

The accused has been identified as Sanjiv Kumar.

Assistant sub-inspector Raj Kumar stated that they arrested Kumar following a tip-off that he was selling the banned around factories on Bahadurke Road.

A case under Sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered.

The police commissioner has banned the storage and sale of plastic kite string under Section 144 of CrPC, terming it dangerous for humans as well as animals.

Recent recoveries

On December 15, 1,200 spools of the string was recovered with the arrest of a pickup auto driver. On November 13, the Division Number 3 police had recovered 1,795 spools of plastic kite string from a pick-up auto, but the driver had managed to escape from the spot.