LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected a total of 394 connections from where consumers were pilfering electricity in all its circles of five districts — Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara — on the 132nd day of its anti-power theft campaign.
A Lesco spokesman told the media on Friday the company also submitted the first information report (FIR) applications against 394 electricity thieves, out of which 140 were implemented and cases were registered at the respective police stations, while 13 accused were arrested.
The spokesman said large commercial consumers were also found involved in electricity theft and all of them were disconnected.Among the severed connections were five commercial, one industrial, four agricultural and 384 domestic.
All the power pilferers were charged with a total of 321,484 units as detection bill worth Rs10.930 million.Giving details of some major power pilferers, he explained that Lesco charged detection units worth Rs92,456 to an electricity pilferer in Depalpur, Rs201,456 detection bill to another customer stealing electricity in Karol Waar Katla area, Rs210,000 fine to a power thief in City Centre area, and Rs185,000 detection bill to a power thief in Haji Park area. During the 132 days of the campaign, the spokesman said, Lesco detected pilferage on 45,501 power connections and submitted 45,048 FIR applications against electricity thieves in the relevant police stations, out of which 42,481 cases were registered, while 17,195 accused were arrested by the police. Lesco so far charged a total of 66,182,780 detection units worth Rs2,571,786,313 to all power pilferers.
Lesco detects 99 power pilferers
The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) found 59 power pilferers in various sub-divisions of Defence East Division and 40 in Lakhhan Sharif area during its anti-power theft campaign, according to the company’s spokesman here on Friday.
The Defense East Division officials conducted a checking operation in various sub-divisions and found seven people stealing electricity by hooking wires on transmission lines and 10 were pilfering power by tampering with the electricity meters. Also, the display of 14 meters was found completely inactive. Similarly, seven consumers were found using electricity directly from the main supply line.
The spokesman said that in Bedian Road Sub-Division, four accused were stealing electricity through hooks and another four through tampering with meters.
Display of nine connections was unclear while three meters were found completely inactive.At the Airport Road, three accused were found stealing electricity through hooks and six through tampered meter, while display of five connections was found unclear and two completely inactive.
Similarly, seven meters were found burnt and two were slowed down.The spokesman added that Lesco teams also found 40 power pilferers in Lakhhan Sharif Scheme area, while four were arrested by the local police.
All the illegal connections were disconnected and FIR applications have also been submitted with the respective police station. The company has also charged a total of 55,442 units to all the accused in the form of detection bills.