FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) claimed to have imposed a fine of Rs.356.4 million on 2870 electricity thieves caught during the last 34 days of an anti-power-theft campaign.
FESCO spokesman Tahir Sheikh said here on Sunday that the company had launched a vigorous drive on special directions of the Minister of Energy (Power Division) and during 37 days of the campaign, anti-theft teams of the company had caught 2776 power pilferers from its eight districts.
The company had imposed a total fine of Rs.356.4 million on the pilferers under the head of detection units of 79.14 million in addition to getting Rs.175.1 million recovered from them.
The FESCO also lodged cases against 2766 accused whereas the police had arrested 2276 electricity thieves so far, he added.
Giving further details, he said that the FESCO teams continued checking of power pilferage round the clock and caught 41 electricity thieves during the last 24 hours who were stealing electricity through various modes including direct supplies.
The company imposed a fine of more than Rs.352.7 million on these electricity thieves in respect of more than 80,000 detection units. He said that in Faisalabad district, up till now, 961 electricity thieves were caught and fined more than Rs.118.5 million under 2.564 million detection units.
He said that 277 electricity thieves were caught in Jhang district so far and fined more than 1037,000 detection units amounting to more than Rs.43.6 million.
Similarly, 280 electricity thieves were caught from Bhakkar and charged 719,000 detection units amounting to Rs.36.7 million.
In Chiniot district, 324 electricity thieves were charged more than 957,000 detection units amounting to Rs.36.4 million.
Meanwhile, more than 311,000 detection units amounting to Rs.14.6 million was imposed on 88 electricity thieves caught from Khushab district.
In Mianwali district, 332 electricity thieves were caught and more than 700,000 detection units amounting to Rs.33 million were imposed on them as fine.
In Sargodha district, 327 electricity thieves were caught and charged more than 800,000 detection units amounting to more than Rs.34.9 million.
In district Toba Tek Singh, 236 electricity thieves were caught and charged more than 644,000 detection units amounting to Rs.31.8 million, he added.