Police tighten noose around land grabbers
List of 238 illegal occupation, extortion suspects prepared
File photo of Punjab police personnel in a meeting. PHOTO: PUNJAB POLICE
LAHORE:
Lahore police have identified at least 238 individuals suspected of involvement in land grabbing, extortion and public harassment in the city.
The highest number of suspects has been identified in the cantonment police division where 109 people have been found involved in the criminal activities, followed by 53 in city division, 25 in Sadar, 24 in Iqbal Town, 13 in Civil Lines and 14 in Model Town division. According to the list prepared by the police, around 70 % of the suspected land grabbers, extortionists and those involved in creating public nuisance are residents of the cantonment and city divisions.