MULTAN:Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) have caught 127 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab in a day.
MEPCO teams accompanying task forces raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and DG Khan and detected theft of 1,51,000 electricity units, MEPCO official said on Sunday.
A sum of over Rs 2.7 million fine was imposed while five 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.