Press Release
Joint
Two sent to Tihar for two weeks
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Joint-BSES anti power theft raiding team brutally assaulted in
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FIR No 56/07 lodged at Kapashera Police Station -2 arrested and sent to
Tihar Jail
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Kapashera area has 40 percent power theft. In recent months, BSES
Enforcement teams have conducted over 50 raids and booked electricity theft of
over 450 KW
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Penalties of nearly Rs 1 crore have been imposed in the area
It is not uncommon for BSES’ enforcement team members
to face resistance and hurdles, while conducting enforcement raids. However,
this time the matter was different. This
time, BSES Enforcement Team was attacked even when they were accompanied by
Delhi Police personnel on an anti power theft raid in
This
deplorable incidence took place when a joint Delhi Police and BSES Enforcement
Team, after receiving specific and credible information, had gone to inspect
Pawan Service Station and a 100 room residential complex in
During
the course of the inspection, the joint raiding team was attacked and brutally assaulted
by a mob led by Jai Prakash (alias Maddi), Manoj and Suresh – who had gathered
in the area. “Members of the mob, after using abusive language attacked the
members of the team with sticks and stones and also threatened to kill them if
they took legal action. As a result, two members of the BSES enforcement team
sustained head injuries The irate mob also damaged the company vehicles” said a
BSES official.
On being
alerted, senior BSES and Police officials immediately rushed to the spot and
prevented the situation from getting worse. Subsequently a FIR no 56/07 was
registered under sections 186/353/341/332/323/427/506/34 related to obstructing
public servant in discharge of their duties, voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, assault,
criminal intimidation etc at the Kapashera Police Station.
Based on
the above FIR and investigations, the Police arrested two of the three accused.
The third miscreant is absconding. The two were then produced before in Court
and sentenced to Tihar Jail for 14 days.
According
to a BSES spokesperson “There is over 40 percent power theft in the Kapashera
area. In the last few months, BSES Enforcement teams have conducted over 50
raids and booked an electricity theft load of over 450 KW. Penalties of nearly
Rs 1 crore have been imposed.
BSES, Delhi’s
premier power distribution company, is committed to ensuring quality and
reliable electricity supply to all its consumers.
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