Press Release
Meter tampering
gang caught red-handed following a consumer-assisted sting operation, guilty
sent to Tihar Jail
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Two persons caught red-handed while taking bribe for tampering meter
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Police arrests the duo and produces them before Magistrate
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Magistrate sends the guilty to Tihar Jail for 14 days
BSES’ sustained campaign to educate
its consumers about the menace of power theft and solicit their help to fight
the menace has begun showing results. Customers are not only increasingly leaving
anonymous tip offs on BRPL and BYPL enforcement numbers, but are also willingly
assisting in sting operations to help catch the unscrupulous elements.
Recently a Nagloi customer (name
withheld on request) assisted a BRPL’s sting operation to apprehend a meter
tampering gang. The vigilant consumer informed BSES that he was approached by some
BSES officials, who actually were imposters, who charged that his meter is tampered.
Since it was a serious offence, they threatened him with a penalty of Rs 1.5/2
lakhs. Then they offered a ‘settlement’ for Rs 25,000 which included
withdrawing the case and replacing his alleged tampered meter with a new
electronic meter.
The consumer suspected something fishy and
contacted the BSES office. Soon thereafter a team of BSES’s Vigilance and
Enforcement departments, along with the consumer, planned a sting operation to
catch the culprits. They struck a deal for Rs 15,000 with one Paras Nath
Bhardwaj who came to collect the first installment of Rs 5,000. Bhardwaj was
trapped by the waiting Vigilance Team with all incriminating evidence. The
consumer also identified Jagdeep Singh – an outsourced engineer working for
BSES – as the person who had earlier visited him, threatened him about the tampered
meter and proposed a “settlement”.
The Police immediately arrested the
two following a written complaint made under sections 415/416 / 420/424/441/383
/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 138 (d), 140 and 150 of the Indian Electricity.
A FIR is being subsequently lodged. The duo was presented before a Magistrate who
remanded them to police custody and sent them to Tihar Jail for 14 days.
BSES urges its customers to stay
alert against such unscrupulous elements – out to make a quick buck in a
clandestine manner and tarnish the company’s image – and not to give them any
money – what-so-ever be the reason. All Enforcement related payments (fines and
penalties) are to be made only at designated BSES offices. Customers are
further advised to ascertain and verify the identity of persons wanting to
check the meter and should immediately alert the nearest BSES office or call
39999888 and 3999777, should they notice anything suspicious.
BSES, Delhi’s
premier power distribution company, is committed to ensuring quality and
reliable electricity supply to all its consumers.
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For further
information please contact:
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Prashant Dua |
Chandra P Kamat |
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Corporate
Communications |
Corporate
Communications |
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39999870 /
9312007822 |
39999088/9350130304 |