Friday, January 20, 2012

Power theft: Factory owner fined Rs 1.35cr


NEW DELHI: An east Delhi factory owner has been slapped a fine of Rs 1.35 crore by a power discom for allegedly stealing electricity.
The owner of a copper wire factory, located in Shahdara, allegedly stole 135 KW of electricity from BSES. The power theft was detected after an enforcement team visited the spot posing as shoppers. The owner had deployed informers to warn him about the presence of any vigilance teams in the area.
In an another case, Mohammed Ahmed, a resident of New Seelampur, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a special court for missing the deadline for paying a penalty of Rs 11.28 lakh.


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