Profiteering: Shopkeeper held for overcharging
The Industrial area police arrested a shopkeeper on Wednesday for overcharging customers.
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.
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.