MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) have caught 24 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab in a day, 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 32,942 electricity units.
A sum of over Rs 762,000 fine was imposed on the pilferers while FIRs were registered against two 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.