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Seven power thieves (in 5 separate cases),
including an illegal electricity distributor sent to Tihar for 14 days
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Seven persons, including an illegal distributor of electricity in five
separate cases of power theft sent to Tihar Jail for 14 days by Special
Electricity Court, Patparganj
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Illegal Distributor of electricity was caught stealing and supplying over
2150 KW of electricity
On
Illegal
Distributor of electricity, stealing and supplying over 2150 KW of power sent
to Tihar for 14 days
An illegal power distributor, stealing and supplying over 2150 KW of
electricity to over 2000 dwellings in Basti Taliwalan, Anand Parbat was
sentenced to Tihar Jail for 14 days by the Special Court of Electricity,
Patparganj. Earlier, on
Subsequently, a power theft bill of over Rs 6.6 crore was levied on the
accused, which he, failed to deposit within the specified time frame.
Subsequently, a FIR (345/2006) was registered on
Garment and
Anodising factory owner sent to Tihar Jail for stealing 19.70 KW of power for
commercial purposes
Ram Babu alias Baboo, owner of a Garment factory and an anodising plant
was sentenced by the Special of Court of Electricity, Patparganj to Tihar Jail
for 14 days for stealing 19.70 KW of electricity for commercial purposes. Earlier,
on
A power theft bill of approximately Rs 7.83 lakh was raised on the
accused. The accused was allowed to pay the penalty amount in installments.
After paying the first installment of Rs 1.4 lakh, the accused defaulted on his
later installments. Subsequently, a FIR (415/06) was lodged against the accused
at the Usman Pur Police Station. The
accused was later arrested by the Police and produced before the
Owners of a
Commercial Unit in Karawal Nagar sent to Tihar Jail for stealing electricity
Surender Singh and Madan Singh, owners of a commercial unit in Karawal
Nagar were sentenced to Tihar Jail for 14 days by the Special Court of
Electricity, Patparganj for stealing over 14 KW of electricity. Earlier, in a
BSES Enforcement raid at 257, Gali No 4, Munga Nagar, Karawal Nagar, the
accused were caught stealing electricity from the nearby BSES LV mains. A
penalty of over Rs 5.5 lakh was raised on the accused.
When the accused failed to deposit the penalty amount, BYPL filed a FIR
(847/2006) against the duo at the local police station. Later, the accused were
arrested by the Police and produced in the
Karwal Nagar based
Garment Factory, indulging in power theft of over 15.5 KW sent to Tihar for 14
days
A Karawal Nagar based Garment Factory owner, Shakir Ali was sentenced to
Tihar Jail for 14 days for stealing over 15.5 KW of electricity by the Special
Court of Electricity, Patparganj. Earlier, a BSES Enforcement Team raid at F –
484 Gali No 17, Chand Bagh, Karawal Nagar found the factory owner stealing by
hooking directly form the BSES LV Mains. Later a power theft bill of over Rs
6.8 lakh was raised against the accused.
When the accused did failed to pay the penalty amount, BSES filed a FIR
(809/2006) at the Usman Pur Police Station. The accused was arrested and
produced before the
In yet another case, two power thieves Shafique and Rashid were sent to
Tihar Jail for 14 days by the Special Court of Electricity, Patparganj. The duo
were earlier caught stealing electricity.
According to a BSES spokesperson “These cases reinforce the fact the
legal machinery has started taking a very serious view of power theft. BSES
appeals to its customers not to indulge in power theft and assist in its efforts
to crackdown on this menace.”
BSES, Delhi’s
premier power distribution company, is committed to ensuring quality and
reliable electricity supply to all its consumers.
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