Press Release
Special Court sends 6 to Tihar
3 get bail – but only after depositing Rs 2.35 lakh,
and after spending varied jail terms
- In separate cases, six power thieves,
including owner of a Jeans washing and dyeing unit sent to Tihar
- 3 of the 6 accused granted bail, but only
after paying bail amounts between Rs 60,000 and 1 Lakh
In five separate cases, six persons, including owner
of a Jeans Washing and Dyeing unit, have been sent to Tihar jail – for varied terms.
All were caught by BSES Enforcement teams for stealing electricity between 9 KW
and 38 KW in East and
Two
persons, including owner of mid-sized Jeans Washing and Dyeing unit – stealing
14 KW of electricity sentenced to Tihar for a 14 days jail term
Two
persons, including the owner of a mid sized Jeans Washing and Dyeing unit were
sentenced by the Special Court of Electricity, Patparganj to Tihar Jail for a
period of 14 days.
Earlier
a BSES Enforcement raid, accompanied by CISF and Delhi Police personnel on
Ajay
and Jaggan were stealing electricity by ingeniously by passing BSES’
electricity meter and illegally tapping into the service line. Subsequently,
Ajay and his accomplice Jaggan were slapped with a power theft penalty bill of Rs 5.14 lakh. When the duo failed to
deposit the penalty by the stipulated date, a FIR was lodged against them at
the local Police Station.
A resident of Gandhi Nagar – caught
stealing 10.6 KW of power sent to Tihar Jail for 14 days
The
Special Court of electricity sentenced Sanjay alias Sanjeev – a resident of
9/4766 Gali No 1, Old Seelampur to Tihar Jail for 14 days. He was earlier
caught stealing 10.6 KW of electricity for commercial purposes. No electricity
meter was found at the premises. At the time of the inspection, the accused had
also refused to sign the inspection report prepared by the Enforcement teams. Subsequently
a penalty amount of Rs 3.94 lakh was
slapped on him. When the accused did not pay the fine till the stipulated
date, a FIR was lodged against him. The accused was then arrested by the Police
and produced before the
Resident
of Chauhan Bazar caught stealing 38 KW power and absconding arrested and
produced before the
Ismail, a resident of C 53/9 Gali No 6, Chauhan
Bazar, was granted bail, but only after he paid the
The accused had earlier been caught stealing 38 KW
of electricity for commercial purposes by BSES Enforcement Teams. He was
subsequently penalised Rs 15 lakh. Later, when the accused did not pay
the penalty amount by the stipulated date, BSES lodged a FIR at the local
Police Station. But the accused went into hiding and continued to evade arrest
by the Police. Only when the
Resident of Gujjar Mohalla,
Hohrirpur- caught stealing electricity, arrested and produced before the
Vijender
– a resident of 30, Jiley Singh Gujjar Mohalla, Hohripur was earlier caught by
BSES Enforcement Teams stealing electricity. Subsequently, he was slapped with
a penalty of around Rs 5 lakh. In this case too, when
the accused failed to deposit the penalty amount till the stipulated date, BSES
moved the
Owner
of an Iron steam plant caught stealing 14 KW of power, arrested and produced before
the
Ram Avtar, a resident of 4769 Ground Floor,
Seelampur, was granted bail by the Special Court of Electricity. But this, only
after he had spent 10 days in Tihar Jail and paid Rs 60,000 as the bail
amount.
The accused had earlier been caught stealing 14 KW
of electricity for running an iron steam plant by a BSES Enforcement Team. Subsequently,
when the accused had failed to deposit the penalty amount (slapped on him by
BSES) of Rs 6.09 lakh by the stipulated date, BSES lodged a complaint at the
Gandhi Nagar Police Station. The accused was then arrested and produced before
the
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