A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday seeking action against the extortion mafia allegedly operating at bus stands throughout the province to extort money from private buses operating on various routes. The petition was filed by Ilmudin Ghazi submitting that at bus stands, extortion mafia was forcibly getting money from every bus and public transport running on long routes and if anyone refuses, the traffic police inconvenience with the mafia slaps a heavy fine on transporters.
He said that the extorted money was divided among the mafia and police. The petitioner requested the court to take action against extortionists so that transporters could be protected from financial burden and harassment.
