Profiteers, hoarders warned of stern action

The Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Aisha Abro while holding a meeting with representatives of businessmen and wholesalers of surgical and food items at her office warned them to sell surgical masks, sanitizers and other essential commodities on government fixed prices and refrain from hoarding so that we could stop Coronavirus from spreading.

She said that complaints of taking high prices of surgical and food items were being received which according to her clear violation of state law. She said the shops of profiteers would be sealed and heavy fine would be imposed on them and they could be sent to prison as well. She asked the businessmen to submit the details of stock of surgical and food items in their shops.

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