Lahore: Capital City Police Officer Lahore Ghulam Mahmood Dogar has said that Lahore Police has been taking strong and effective measures to retrieve occupied lands and properties of citizens worth billions of rupees from the land grabbers and goons during this year.
CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mahmood Dogar while giving details said, Lahore Police retrieved lands and properties of more than 566 citizens comprising more than 6249 kanals area worth rupees 79.82 billions. Lahore Police has also arrested 707 accused land grabbers involved in illegal possession and harassing innocent citizens this year. Crackdown against land grabbers has been accelerated as Lahore Police retrieved commercial property worth millions of rupees of a trader, Rizwaz Baig of Azam Cloth Market Lahore. Accused members of Qabza Mafia have illegally occupied the shop of the citizen Rizwan Baig for some time. The citizen had tried hard on different plate farms including Azam Cloth Market Traders Association to get possession of his shop but could not succeed. Ultimately Rizwan Baig submitted a written application at Anti Qabza Cell of Capital City Police Headquarters Lahore where related Committee members including Police, Revenue, Overseas Pakistanis Commission, LDA and Cooperatives departments thoroughly checked the documented proofs as well as legalities and finally directed Lahore Police for action against the land grabbers. On the directions of CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, Police took prompt action and retrieved the possession of the shop from the accused party. The citizen Rizwan Baig along with his niece Tajwar called on Commander Lahore Police Ghulam Mahmood Dogar in his office today and expressed their gratitude for provision of speedy justice and possession of their shop. Commander Lahore Police Ghulam Mahmood Dogar said indiscriminate action has also been taken against notorious goons who, earlier pressurized simpleton people at their farm houses and Deras during their illegal Panchayat system by harassing citizens to accept their forced decisions pertaining to vested interests regarding properties. CCPO Lahore further said the attendance of notorious goons at police stations on regular basis has been made mandatory so that a permanent check on their routine activities could be made possible to refrain them from involving in any criminal activity. Ghulam Mahmood Dogar said Lahore is city of civilized and gentle people and he will not let any Badmash or land grabbers to harass and possess their lands and properties. He reiterated his pledge to free Lahore from Qabza Mafia and their facilitators with the cooperation of citizens.
