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Power theft to tune of Rs 8.5 L detected from gangster’s house

October 27, 2024 5:02 am

The raid was carried out at Arif Shaikh’s house after a tip-off

At a meeting with the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Engineers’ Association, Cheema identified power theft as a major threat to the state’s financial stability and operational efficiency and emphasised the critical need to ramp up efforts to tackle the issue.

Power theft draining Punjab of 2,600 crore annually: Cheema calls for urgent steps

October 03, 2024 11:04 am

Of the Rs 2,600 crore worth of stolen electricity, these 20 divisions account for Rs 1,286.75 crore (49.49 per cent).

MSEDCL detects power theft, illegal consumption to the tune of Rs 1.59 crore

January 10, 2024 7:59 am

MSEDCL has launched an anti-power theft campaign in Western Maharashtra.

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Khattar govt’s no for high penalty on farmers in power theft cases

May 22, 2023 3:24 am

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar insisted on Sunday that the circular has been withdrawn.

Electricity theft: 75-year-old handed 3-year jail term by Delhi court, fined Rs 17 lakh

February 04, 2023 7:55 am

The judge, in his order, observed that the theft of electricity is an economic offence whereby the society as a whole is a victim and it is not an offence committed against any particular individual.

Power theft of Rs 1.4 crore detected at 2 stone-crushing units in Pune’s Wagholi

December 21, 2022 10:57 am

The power theft in the two stone-crushing units was pegged at 4.25 lakh units and 3.55 lakh units and punitive power bills of Rs 74 lakh and Rs 70 lakh, respectively, were issued.

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Dereliction of duty: PSPCL suspends six

August 27, 2022 3:52 am

PSPCL spokesperson later said that JEs Lovepreet Singh and Balwinder Singh and lineman Shinder Singh were suspended in the case as a probe found that they were not able to control the power theft.

Punjab: Assistant lineman suspended on charges of power theft

May 28, 2022 7:33 am

During the probe, conducted by the enforcement organization of the corporation, it was found that MCB/MTC seals were broken and a 2 core cable was being used to bypass the metre and give direct supply, thereby establishing theft of electricity.

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Ludhiana: Assistant lineman suspended on charges of power theft

May 27, 2022 6:23 pm

During the probe, conducted by the enforcement organisation of the corporation, it was found that MCB/MTC seals were broken and a 2 core cable was being used to bypass the metre and give direct supply, thereby establishing theft of electricity.

Mumbai: Adani Electricity files FIR against Siddharth Colony residents for power theft

August 03, 2021 4:11 pm

This was a follow up action to the power disconnection drive undertaken by AEML in Siddharth Colony against the consumers who had not paid their bills for the past few years.