A ban on flying kites at Girgaum Chowpatty riled many enthusiasts that arrived at the beach to send their kites soaring into the sky yesterday. Cops said the decision to curb kite-flying was in compliance of a 2005 High Court order that restricts the activity on the beach, adding that they chose to enforce the ban to address the concerns over the injury threat to beachgoers, caused by the glass-coated thread (manjha).

Police officers prevented people from flying their kites at the Girgaum Chowpatty in compliance of a 2005 HC order