Staff Reporter
Civil Defence Rawalpindi on the directives of Punjab government launched special operations against illegal petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) agencies in Rawalpindi district and lodged 90 FIRs in respective police stations against the rules violators during last three weeks.
Talking to media, Chief Officer Civil Defence Talib Hussain said, total 243 raids were conducted in different areas of the district and action in accordance with the law was taken against 128 rules violators while 50 LPG and 40 petrol agencies were sealed during the period.
A large number of illegal petrol and LPG agencies were sealed and cases were also registered against their owners on the special instruction of District Coordination Officer (DCO) Rawalpindi.
A large number of illegal petrol agencies had also been issued final notices under which the owners were directed to stop the illegal business immediately otherwise strict action in accordance with the law would be taken.
