Press Release
November 29: Munnabhai sent to Tihar Jail
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Munnabhai Battiwala – an illegal electricity contractor
remanded to judicial custody for 14 days
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Earlier, the accused was caught by a BSES Enforcement
Team stealing and illegally distributing 552 KW of electricity to around 230
dwellings
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Later BSES had levied a penalty of over Rs 94 lakh on
the accused
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When the accused failed to deposit the penalty amount
till the stipulated time, a FIR was lodged and the accused arrested
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Munnabhai Battiwala and his family members allegedly
manhandled the
On November 29, the Special Court of
Electricity, Patparganj remanded Munnabhai Battiwala – an illegal electricity
contractor to 14 days judicial custody in Tihar for stealing a whopping 552 KW of
electricity.
Earlier on the evening of 21 December 21,
2006, Munnabhai Battiwala, as the illegal electricity contractor was popularly
known, was caught by a BSES Enforcement Team stealing and illegally
distributing a whopping 552 KW of power to the residents of Janta Mazdoor
Colony, Welcome in
Subsequently, according to the provisions of
the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, a penalty amount of over Rs 94 lakh was
levied on the accused. Later when the accused failed to deposit the penalty in
the stipulated timeframe, an FIR (No 711/2007) was registered against the
accused and he was arrested by the Police and produced before the
Also when the Police personnel went to arrest
Munnabhai Battiwala, they were allegedly manhandled by Munnabhai and his family
members.
BSES, Delhi’s premier power distribution company, is
committed to ensuring quality and reliable electricity supply to all its
consumers.
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