A much-needed investigation has been ordered into the parking scam at Crawford Market, where touts charge several hundred rupees per hour, depending on the time of the day. A front-page report in this paper stated that the free run of Crawford Market parking touts is about to end. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Police Commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar have ordered an inquiry into overcharging at the market's pay-and-park lots.

The wheels are in motion, thanks to a Thane man's complaint after he arrived at one of the three parking lots — opposite Commissioner Padsalgikar's office, no less — and was shocked to learn that he would be charged seven times the approved rate per hour. The intrepid individual shot off complaints and, now, we hope there is a crack down on this menace.