LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Lahore Ghulam Mahmood Dogar has said that there is no space for land grabbers and badmash mafia in the city. Lahore police will deal with iron hands to those who have illegally possessed the land and property of the poor citizens. Lahore Police, on Thursday in continuation of its crackdown against land grabbers retrieved 40 kanal of commercial land worth billion of rupees from notorious Mansha Khokhar alias Mansha Bomb land grabber and his sons in a successful operation at Hakim Chowk Johar Town. Mansha Bomb and his sons have constructed shops, hotels and other illegal establishments on the site and received extortion as rent from shopkeepers as well.
The operation was conducted on the directions of Commander Lahore Police Ghulam Mahmood Dogar and in supervision of SP Sadar Hafeez ur Rehman Bugti in collaboration with LDA in the operation. Heavy contingent of police including DSPs and SHOs were deputed for the protection purposes which remained highly alert to ensure anti qabza mafia operation peacefully. Police operation proceeded smoothly and proved highly successful in collaboration of district government, Revenue and other related departments. A special Anti Qabza Mafia Cell as well as a dedicated non-emergency Helpline 1242 has been established at CCPO office for redresal of grievances of citizens affected from land grabbers, Ghulam Mahmood Dogar added.
(The Nation)
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