FAISALABAD: Price control magistrates imposed fine of Rs 164,000 on 115 shopkeepers over profiteering in addition to arresting an accused here on Tuesday.
A spokesman for the district administration said magistrates inspected 1,333 shops in different markets and bazaars and found 115 shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging.
The magistrates imposed a fine of Rs 164,000 on them and arrested a shopkeeper besides sealing six shops on violation of the Price Control Act, he added.