Investigators say the victim gave different accounts of how the wound occurred
LAHORE:
A 22-year-old man was injured in Lahore’s Green Town area on Sunday in an incident initially reported as a suspected kite string injury, amid growing vigilance as the Basant season approaches.
The injured man, identified as Owais, was traveling to work on a motorcycle when his neck was injured. He was shifted to Jinnah Hospital where he received medical attention and later admitted to the surgical ward. Hospital officials said his condition was stable.
The case initially raised concerns over the possible resurgence of dangerous hang-gliding practices, which have historically resulted in serious and fatal incidents in the provincial capital.
However, Lahore police later said that preliminary findings did not support claims that the injury was caused by a kite string.
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A spokesman for DIG Operations Lahore termed reports circulating in sections of the media “factually incorrect” and added that the incident should not be linked to hang-gliding in the absence of evidence.
“The injured person was not injured by a kite string,” the spokesman said, noting that no kite string was recovered from the scene.
Police said the injured man gave conflicting statements about how he sustained the injury. In one account he claimed a friend attacked him, while in another he claimed a kite string caused the injury.
According to investigators, the man is said to be a drug addict and had old injury marks caused by sharp objects, indicating previous unrelated incidents.
“All available evidence does not confirm that the kite string tale is being broadcast,” the spokesman said, adding that the case was being investigated from multiple angles and that further legal action would be taken once the facts were established.
Police urged the media to avoid linking unconfirmed incidents to hang-gliding.
Commenting on enforcement measures, DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said Lahore police had registered 1,850 cases against illegal kite flying so far this year.
“There is zero tolerance for those who endanger the lives of citizens,” he said, adding that police remain active in their campaign to curb the practice across the city.
