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BHIWANDI: Marathi folk singer Santosh Chaudhari alias Dadus has been arrested along with a builder for allegedly pilfering electricity worth nearly Rs 4 lakh in Bhiwandi The builder has been identified as Sachin Thakkar. A Torrent official said, "On inquiring, we found builder Thakkar had directly given Dadus access to electricity and this theft has been going on for years. A raid revealed the electricity connection had been taken directly from the main meter of Torrent's electricity pole. "Officials said before filing a case, Dadus had been served a notice to pay arrears, but when he refused to do so, both he and the builder were booked. "Acting on a complaint from Torrent, we filed a case and arrested both of them," said S D Jadhav, senior police inspector.Jadhav further said, "Following their arrest, both were produced in Bhiwandi court on Tuesday which remanded them to judicial custody till August 21.".