Men in uniform too steal power

RSEB sources said the raid followed a tip-off that the policemen had been engaged in power-theft for a long time. However, they found that a majority of them had not even applied for connections, while some, even after the installation of meters, had bypassed them.

When contacted, Deputy Inspector General G Ajeet Singh Shekhawat told The Indian Express here yesterday that the policemen had been directed, at the time of allotment of houses, to obtain power connections from the RSEB. He claimed that they had been served with eviction notices for failing to comply with this directive.

Meanwhile, power supply in the policemen’s houses had been suspended and a penalty worked out by the Rajasthan State Electricity Board. This is expected to total about Rs 20,000 in each case.