FAISALABAD:Price control magistrates imposed a fine of Rs.97,500 on 39 shopkeepers on charge of profiteering in the district during the past 12 hours.
A spokesman of local administration said on Sunday that price control magistrates inspected various shops in different markets and bazaars of Faisalabad and found 39 shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging.
Therefore, the magistrates imposed a total fine of Rs.97,500 on them and warned that they would be sent behind bars if they did not mend their way of profiteering, he added.