HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has launched a crackdown against power thieves in different areas of the Region and severed many illegal connections.
On the directives of HESCO Chief Executive Officer Rehan Hamid, a team
headed by Chief Commercial Officer Sarfraz Ahmed launched crackdown in
Latifabad units 3, 4 and 6 of Shaheed Umeed Ali Sub Division and disconnected 25 illegal power connections and detected power theft in 12 electricity connections through use of bogus meter and other devices.
According to the spokesman, the Hesco team consisting of XEN Latifabad
Zafar Solangi, Assistant Director Surveillance and Investigation (S&I)
Walidad Chandio and the technical staff took action against power thieves and letters submitted to local police for registration of FIRs against them.
The Chief Commercial Officer Sarfraz Ahmed said action against power thieves would be continued till complete elimination of the electricity theft in the region.