LAHORE:On the 22nd day of the anti-power theft operation, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) got arrested 42 electricity thieves by police and detected pilferage on 456 connections in all five districts — Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara, company’s spokesman confirmed to the media on Thursday.
He said that applications against 452 electricity thieves had been submitted in the respective police stations for registration of cases, out of which 239 cases have been registered and 42 accused arrested. Among the detected connections, three were of industrial category, two agricultural, 20 commercial and 431 domestic, and supply to all those was disconnected. He said all electricity pilferers were collectively charged a total of 912,094 detection units worth Rs 43.486 million.
Sharing details, the spokesman said that Rs 200,000 were charged as detection bill to a domestic connection in Mughal Park on The Lower Mall road; detection bill amounting to Rs 1 million against 3,125 units to a customer pilfering electricity in Sanda area on Saggian Road; Rs 625,000 detection bill to another power pilferer in Factory Area; and Rs 400,000 detection bill against 6,000 units to a customer in Bhati Gate area.
The spokesman said that during 22 days of anti-power theft operations, LESCO detected pilferage on 9,352 connections and submitted 9,240 FIR applications. Out of which, 7,927 FIRs were registered against power pilferers, while 1,716 accused were arrested. He added that all electricity pilferers were charged an accumulative bill of Rs 913,602 million against 20,528,749 detection units.