Profiteering: Shopkeeper held for overcharging

The Industrial area police arrested a shopkeeper on Wednesday for overcharging customers.


Express April 28, 2011
Profiteering: Shopkeeper held for overcharging

ISLAMABAD:


The Industrial area police arrested a shopkeeper on Wednesday for overcharging customers.


An Assistant Food Controller lodged a report with the police that Muhammad Irshad was selling soft drinks on rates much higher than the normal market and several complaints had been received against him. A police team raided his shop in I-8/4 and arrested him after observing that he was charging Rs6.84 rupees more than the fixed price.  The man was arrested and a case was registered against him.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 28th, 2011.

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