Distt Admin Rawalpindi Imposes Rs 409,000 Fines On Profiteers; Lodges 30 FIRs Against Rules Violators

In order to ensure supply of food items to the citizens on affordable rates, the District Administration conducted raids in different markets of the district including Rawalpindi city and cantt areas and imposed fines amounting to Rs 409,000 on the profiteers while 30 FIRs were also lodged against the violators

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th May, 2019 ) :In order to ensure supply of food items to the citizens on affordable rates, the District Administration conducted raids in different markets of the district including Rawalpindi city and cantt areas and imposed fines amounting to Rs 409,000 on the profiteers while 30 FIRs were also lodged against the violators.

According to a district administration spokesman, the Assistant Commissioners and price Magistrates of the district on the directive of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Muhammad Ali Randhawa, conducted raids in different areas and took action in accordance with the law against the rules violators.

The raids were conducted by the magistrates concerned in their respective areas to check quality of edibles and their rates, he said adding fines amounting to Rs 409,000 were imposed on profiteers for overcharging the consumers.

Assistant Commissioners Rawalpindi City, Cantt, Kahuta and Gujar Khan imposed Rs 267,000 fine on profiteers.

He said that the administration was taking action in accordance with the law against profiteers and the violators would not be allowed to cheat the public. The raids would continue and the profiteers would face the music, he added.