MULTAN:Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) have caught 77 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab
in a day, MEPCO official said on Wednesday.
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 2,19,000 electricity units.
A sum of over Rs 2.3 million fine was imposed while 13 cases were logged against the power pilferers over Involvement in tampering with body of meters, direct supply, Installing loop in meters, slowing down meters, meter dead stop and meter screen wash.