For over 25 years, a contractor has been illegally operating a parking lot within the Dhanbad Railway Station's portico, a designated no-parking zone. Their employees forcibly charge vehicles parked or passing through, threatening violence or even gunfire to those who resist. Despite repeated complaints and fines, the contractor continues to extort...
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money from drivers, earning thousands of rupees daily. There is a designated parking area for various vehicles, but even vehicles passing through the station's entrance and exit lanes are charged 30 rupees. The contractor levies a 30 rupee fee from all vehicles entering the no-parking zone, regardless of the duration of their stay. This results in an estimated daily collection of 15,000 rupees. Drivers are often forced to pay due to fear of violence. The contractor has increased the monthly fees for taxis operating within the station to 2,000 rupees from the previous 1,000 rupees, impacting approximately 200 taxis.