Raids reveal direct power theft at 341 spots in west UP

Meerut | Sunday | 18th February, 2018

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Out of the total 188 raids at commercial electricity connection spots, 33 cases of direct electricity theft were found. Meanwhile, out of the total 35 industrial electricity connection spots that were raided, theft was being done at six spots. An amount of Rs 3.01 lakh was determined from the spot,” said Niranjan.Meanwhile, on February 17, as many as 205 previous cases of theft in Meerut were rechecked and theft was found at six spots. Meerut: During an anti-theft drive in eight districts of the western UP, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) checked 2,192 electricity connections and found that theft was being done at as many as 341 spots. An amount of Rs 97.52 lakh was determined from these places..