Lahore: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle, Lahore, arrested a suspect allegedly involved in illegally tampering with and reversing Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) electricity meters, an FIA spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The spokesperson said the suspect, identified as Muhammad Arif, was arrested during a raid conducted in Lahore.
During the operation, FIA officials recovered several LESCO electricity meters, meter-reversing devices, a laptop and specialized software from the suspect’s possession.
The investigation revealed that the suspect was involved in manipulating electricity usage data to under report actual power consumption, causing financial losses worth millions of rupees to LESCO.
The recovered laptop was allegedly being used for illegal programming and tampering with the data of LESCO electricity meters, while advanced electronic devices used for meter reversing and multiple electricity meters were also taken into custody during the raid.
The FIA registered a case against the suspect and launched further investigations to trace and arrest other individuals involved in the illegal activity, the spokesperson added.