LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer Pervaiz Rathore has directed police to take stern action against land grabbers and squatters.
He said police had a compiled list of 43 land grabbers in Lahore had been made and a crackdown had been ordered against these to bring an end to the “land mafia”.
The CCPO said, “We have to transform Lahore into a city where no powerful man can illegally grab the property of any weak person.”
He said the station house officers (SHO) concerned would be held responsible if a land-grabbing incident took place and no legal action was taken. He also appealed to people to pinpoint criminals and cooperate with police by providing information.