MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) have caught 61 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab, Mepco official said on Sunday.
Mepco teams accompanying task forces raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and Dera Ghazi Khan and detected theft of 100, 000 electricity units.
A sum of over Rs 1.5 million fine was imposed on power pilferers while cases were also got registered against nine of them over Involvement in tampering with body of meters, direct supply, Installing loop in meters, slowing down meters, meter dead stop and meter screen wash, spokesman added.