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. The discom filed FIR against the accused and determined fine of Rs 1.10 crore. The drive started on February 5 and the figures were made public on Sunday.The raids were conducted under the leadership of Ashutosh Niranjan, managing director, PVVNL, Meerut under the special ‘Anti-theft Drive’ in a bid to stop thefts related with electricity.The drive started from February 5 and ended on February 17 in Meerut, Baghpat, Noida, Ghaziabad, Shamli, Saharanpur, Dhampur, Gajraula and as many as 2,192 electricity connection points checked by joint teams of PVVNL department and vigilance.“Out of the 1,969 domestic connections which were raided, direct theft was going on at 302 spots and 13 electricity meters were found tampered. An amount of Rs 97.52 lakh was determined from these places. Out of the total 188 raids at commercial electricity connection spots, 33 cases of direct electricity theft were found. An amount of Rs 10.35 lakh fine was determined. 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.

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