Over 100 traders booked for blocking road.

KASUR -- Khudian police on Sunday booked over 100 traders for blocking the Deepalpur Road by burning tyres on it in protest against extortionists who injured a trader in the bazaar.

The traders blocked the traffic for hours by holding a protest near Mandi Morr on Saturday.

The case against traders was lodged under sections of the PPC against 22 nominated and 80 unidentified traders on complaint of Sub-Inspector Muhammad Jamil.

The traders staged a protest demonstration against lawlessness and failure of police to control a gang that had extorted money from them. The gang had injured the shopkeeper, Khalid Naeem, for allegedly refusing to pay extortion worth Rs10,000.

Khalid had got a case...

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