Satkhira: A mobile court operation in Ashasuni upazila of the district seized 800 liters of petrol from a local grocery shop on Tuesday afternoon and fined the shop owner Taka 10,000 in this regard. The petrol, stored in four barrels, was confiscated from a shop at Naktara-Kalibari Bazar of Sriula Union. The shop owner, Marufa Khatun, wife of Hafizur Rahman of Bakchara village, was fined for illegal storage and selling of fuel at higher prices.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the mobile court was led by Satkhira District Administration Executive Magistrates Md. Saiful Islam and Md. Tauhidul Hasan, with members of law enforcement agencies present during the raid. Md. Saiful Islam stated that the action was taken following a tip-off about the illegal storage and overpricing of petrol at the shop.