Press Release
Two ‘Industrialists’ sent to jail
on power theft charges and
Gang of Transformer Thieves busted
(A)
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The industrialists were running a plastic moulding factory
in Okhla Industrial Area were caught by BSES Enforcement Team stealing over 100
KW of power
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Penalty amount of over Rs 41 lakh was imposed on the
duo
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The duo was directed by the
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The duo appealed against the Special Court verdict in
the High Court
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High Court upheld the
(B)
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Delhi Police with BSES’ assistance apprehended gang of
thieves responsible for stealing over 53 pole mounted transformers in BSES
South and West Delhi areas disrupting power supply
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Total value of the 53 transformers nearly Rs 25 lakhs
BSES’ efforts to control power theft and remove
distribution supply constraints are getting increasing support from the long
arm of the law. In two recent but separate cases, a Special Court of
Electricity sentenced two factory owners to jail for stealing power and failing
to deposit Court stipulated bail amount.
In another case, Delhi Police with assistance from
BSES apprehended a gang of thieves – responsible for stealing 53 Transformers
from BSES area in South and
(A) Two Okhla Industrial Area factory owners sent to
Jail for stealing power and failing to deposit
Recently,
two factory owners R K Sharma and Thomas, running a Plastic Injection Moulding
unit at B305 Okhla Industrial Area – Phase I were sentenced by a Special Court
of Electricity to 7 days jail for stealing over 100kw of power and failing to
deposit Rs 3 lakh each as stipulated bail amount.
Earlier the
duo – running a Plastic Injection Moulding unit were caught by a BSES
Enforcement Team stealing over 100 KW of electricity by tampering the
Electronic Meter. A penalty amount of nearly Rs 42 lakh was imposed on them –
which the duo failed to deposit. BSES then lodged a FIR against them and filed
a case in the
To avoid
paying the amount, the duo challenged the order of the
Speaking on the extent of power
theft in Okhla, a BSES spokesperson said, “In the last four years, BSES
Enforcement Teams have booked over 450 cases of power theft in Okhla, amounting
to nearly 15000 KW of power theft, and
penalties of Rs 8.8 crore have been imposed. Such cases of power theft
definitely affect power supply to other Industrial customers in the area”
(B)
In a major
breakthrough, Delhi Police with assistance from BSES has managed to apprehend a
gang of thieves, including the mastermind – responsible for stealing pole
mounted electricity transformers in BSES area.
The
arrest of the gang has solved over 50 cases of transformer thefts in South and
“Based on several FIRs registered
by BSES at various police stations in West and
Explaining
the modus operandi of the gang, a BSES official said “The thieves used to open
the nuts and bolts of these 25 KVA transformers and throw them on the ground.
They left the box behind and sold the copper core and ‘stamping’ to the Kabariwalas of Mayapuri” he added “The total value of the stolen
transformers is nearly Rs 25 lakh.”
“This
explains why despite BSES investing Rs 2900 crores on improving infrastructure
in its area, there are still some pockets within its jurisdiction which witness
frequent incidence of no power. One reason for these outages is the incidence of theft
of BSES distribution equipment including electricity cables and transformers in
some areas which leads to the customers in the area facing no power” said a
BSES official.
The BSES spokesperson further added
“We appeal to our customers, Bhagidari partners, RWA and local neighbourhood
patrols to help BSES fight this menace of theft of electricity equipment in the
East, Central, South and West areas. Customers are requested to be alert and
inform local BSES authorities or dial 100 and ask for police assistance in the
event that they find unidentified people damaging or sabotaging power supply
equipment. Undoubtedly, an aware and alert public will go a long way in
improving the power supply and stem the incidence of no power in an area”
BSES, Delhi’s
premier power distribution company, is committed to ensuring quality and
reliable electricity supply to all its consumers.
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