WATCH: Young man takes down police drone with his kite string in Rawalpindi

A young man dropped a police drone deployed to monitor the kite-flying ban in Rawalpindi on Friday, shows a viral video.

People in the city flew kites amid heavy aerial firing despite a ban imposed by the government for the safety of commuters and others.

Seven people have fallen victim to aerial firing and kite string injuries in the past 15 hours, according to a private source.

During Basant in #Rawalpindi, a kite-flyer drop a police drone with his kite. #RawalpindiPolice #basant pic.twitter.com/VOqpc9O6Wb

— Malik Ali Raza (@AnchorMalik1) February 26, 2021

Police have launched an operation to trace the person involving in taking down the drone.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the Rawalpindi administration denied the incident, saying that the law enforcers are taking all possible measures to stop kite-flying.

The Pakistan Kite Flying Association’s Rawalpindi chapter and the local kite-flying association announced Basant celebrations in city areas on February 25 and 26.

Rawalpindi police said that they have registered 43 cases, booked 49 people, and recovered hundreds of kites and strings, while drones and other cameras are also being used to search for kite-flyers.

Meanwhile, Islamabad police said that about 2,500 police officers will be on duty in the federal capital to prevent kite flying. Police personnel have also been deployed on 280 roofs.

Previously, the Rawalpindi CPO urged parents, teachers, religious scholars, and civil society members to come forward and play a role in stopping kite flying and aerial firing which has become a menace to society.