Five shops sealed, four shopkeepers held for profiteering

District

FAISALABAD:Price control magistrates sealed five shops and arrested four people for selling consumer

items at exorbitant rates here on Monday.

A spokesperson for the district administration said that monitoring teams inspected various

bazaars and markets and found 29 vendors and shopkeepers overcharging from consumers.

They imposed a fine of Rs 117,000 on 29 violators of government price lists.

The magistrates also took action on 17 complaints uploaded on Qeemat App.