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Ludhiana, August 18In an early morning raid conducted by five teams of the enforcement wing of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at CRPF Colony in Phase I, Dugri Urban Estate, here yesterday led to detection of 35 cases of power theft through kundi connections. The checking of electricity connections and meters continued for more than three hours. Deputy Chief Engineer/Enforcement of PSPCL Rajit Sharma said in all 90 connections were checked at the colony, inhabited mostly by 1984 riot-affected families, and 35 cases of theft were detected. The enforcement wing has assessed a tentative penalty of about Rs 30 lakh for the power theft and demand notices were being issued to the defaulters. Sharma said in case of non-payment of penalty for power theft, criminal cases would be lodged against the culprits..