District admin imposes fine on 20 sugar hoarders.

LAHORE -- The city district administration on Tuesday imposed Rs 57,000 fine on 20 sugar hoarders for selling the commodity at higher-than-the-government-fixed rate of Rs 70 per kilogram.

The price control magistrates, during the crackdown on sugar hoarders, checked sugar prices at 346 shops and found 56 violations. Twenty cases were registered against profiteers.

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