Crackdown: Ten cases registered against profiteers

RAWALPINDI: Ten cases were registered in various police stations of the city during last week under a campaign launched by Rawalpindi district government against profiteering and hoarding.

According to Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) Maliha Jamal, the administration under vigorous campaign against profiteering and hoarding conducted 509 raids during December while fines worth Rs965,500 were imposed on 213 violators.

She said special teams were constituted to conduct raids against hoarders, profiteers and adulterers. A dozen people found indulged in violation of the law were sent behind the bars while several persons found involved in profiteering, not displaying price lists and violating hygiene standards were issued warnings, she added.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2019.