A team of the Anti-Encroachment (AE) Police Station faced stiff resistance on Saturday when it launched a crackdown to vacate 100 acres of Revenue Department land in the Bin Qasim area occupied by the land mafia.
Moreover, the police arrested five people for resisting the anti-encroachment drive. Some policemen and others were also injured in the clash.
SHO Anti-Encroachment Police Station Nayyar-ul-Haq said that a complaint was received that some land grabbers had occupied more than 100 acres of land belonging to the Revenue Department in the Bin Qasim Town area.
He added that the land mafia, after occupying the land, named it as Sommar Goth. The land grabbers had claimed that the Goth was established 50 years ago. However, according to the record, the land was occupied about 11 months back and it was then named as Soomar Goth. They had then built structures on the occupied land.
The SHO said the AE police team, government officials and revenue authorities launched a crackdown on the land mafia on Saturday morning. On reaching the area, they faced resistance from the encroachers. A clash ensued in which some police personnel were injured. On this, more police force was called and more than 100 acres of Revenue Department land was vacated. Besides, five people were arrested for creating a law and order situation.
