TIMERGARA: Overchargers held, fined

Published September 20, 2007

TIMERGARA, Sept 19: Thirty-five shopkeepers were held and fined by the district officer revenue and tehsil municipal officer for overcharging customers in Timergara and Balambat bazaars here on Wednesday.

DOR Gul Wahid and TMO Timergara Sardar Khan, accompanied by SHO Gul Shahid Khan, made surprise visits at different bazaars in Timergara town and Balambat to check prices of consumer items during the month of Ramazan.

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