▁in ▁a ▁sust ained ▁fashion , ▁sometimes ▁open ly ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁violent ▁int im id ation , ▁terms ▁like ▁Go onda ▁Raj ▁( rule ▁of ▁the ▁go ons ), ▁Jung le ▁Raj ▁( law ▁of ▁the ▁j ung le ) ▁and ▁An archy ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁phenomen on . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Indian ▁and ▁Pak ist ani ▁media , ▁the ▁ma f ias ▁are ▁usually ▁mentioned ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁sector ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁involved . ▁Term s ▁such ▁as ▁coal ▁ma f ia , ▁tim ber ▁ma f ia ▁( s ometimes ▁forest ▁ma f ia ), ▁contract or ▁ma f ia ▁( s ometimes ▁road ▁construction ▁ma f ia ▁or ▁road ▁contract ▁ma f ia ) ▁and ▁land ▁ma f ia ▁are ▁commonly ▁used . ▁ ▁The ▁state - owned ▁coal ▁mines ▁of ▁Bi har ▁( now ▁J h ark hand ▁after ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁Bi har ▁state ) ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁areas ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁a ▁s oph istic ated ▁ma f ia , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁min ing ▁town ▁of ▁D han bad . ▁It ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁coal ▁industry ' s ▁trade ▁union ▁leadership ▁forms ▁the ▁upper ▁e ch el on ▁of ▁this ▁arrangement ▁and ▁emp lo ys ▁cas te ▁alleg ian ces ▁to ▁maintain ▁its ▁power . ▁Pil fer age ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁coal ▁on ▁the ▁black ▁market , ▁infl ated ▁or ▁fict it ious ▁supply ▁exp enses ,