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Shopkeeper held in Baramulla for selling petrol at exorbitant rates

July 13, 2023
The Dispatch Staff
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Shopkeeper held in Baramulla for selling petrol at exorbitant rates

187 litters of petrol, diesel recovered, case registered: Police

BARAMULLA: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested a shopkeeper involved in selling fuel at exorbitant rates at Palhallan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla.

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The shopkeeper was arrested at a time when the Srinagar-Jammu highway blockade for five consecutive days led to the fuel crises in the Valley.

A Police official said that a shopkeeper namely Mehraj u Din Mir son of Ghulam Mohi u Din Mir of Tantraypora Palhallan was arrested for selling petrol and diesel at higher rates, while 187 litters of petrol and diesel have been also recovered from the shop.

Meanwhile, a case under sections of the Essential Commodities & Petroleum Act has been registered in Police Station Pattan and investigations have been set into motion—(KNO)

 

 

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Shopkeeper held in Baramulla for selling petrol at exorbitant rates

Shopkeeper held in Baramulla for selling petrol at exorbitant rates
Shopkeeper held in Baramulla for selling petrol at exorbitant rates