Replies sought on pleas against police list

LAHORE:The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notices to deputy commissioner, CCPO and other respondents on petitions filed by Mansha Bomb and Ameer Balaj, son of late Tipu Truckanwala, against inclusion of their names in list of top-ten goons released by the Lahore police.

Both petitioners claimed that they had not been involved in any illegal activity or facing any legal proceedings. In his petition, Bomb said he was a PTI worker and a law-abiding citizen. He said he had never been involved in any illegal act. Balaj said there were two cases against him and he had been granted bail in them by relevant courts of law.

The petitioners argued that the police included their names in the list of top-ten goons with malafide intention and beyond any lawful reason. They asked the court to order the police to remove their names from the list and also restrain it from causing any harassment to them. The court issued notices to the respondents for submission of their replies by January 9.