India, May 15 -- The Gamdevi police have busted an illegal parking racket and booked four persons who were allegedly running the racket after they charged a motorist Rs.100/hour as parking fee, who later received an e-challan from the traffic police for violating parking rules.

According to the police, the four accused were booked based on a complaint lodged by Ankur Sachdev, a resident of Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri West.

"Sachdev was visiting Girgaon Chowpatty with a friend on Tuesday afternoon and was trying to park his four-wheeler near Sukh Sagar hotel when a person approached him and asked him to park the vehicle opposite Starbucks on KM Munshi Marg," said a police officer from Gamdevi police station.

Sachdev parked his car op...