56 shopkeepers booked over illicit gas decanting in 3 weeks.

FAISALABAD -- As many as 56 shopkeepers were booked during last three weeks on charge of decanting LPG in cylinders and sale of loose diesel and petrol in various parts of Faisalabad.

In a statement here on Sunday, Civil Defence officer Rana Muhammad Abbas said that civil defense team took action against illicit gas decanting and sale of loose petrol and diesel on mini shops and sealed 70 illegal shops and oil stations besides demolishing structures of 16 mini pumps during last 21 days.

The teams also got FIRs lodged against 56 shopkeepers in addition to confiscating their machinery and other equipments.

Giving some details, he said that 12 FIRs were got registered in Sargodha Road police station, 10 in Ghulam...

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