FAISALABAD: Price control magistrates imposed a fine of Rs114,500 on 79 shopkeepers over profiteering in the district on Monday.

A spokesman for the district administration said magistrates inspected 1,037 shops in different markets and bazaars and found 79 shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging. To which, the magistrates imposed a fine of Rs 114,500 on shopkeepers, he added.