45 power theft cases detected in Amritsar

Amritsar, August 25 In a surprise check of various areas early this morning, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited detected 45 cases of power theft. The PSPCL imposed a fine of Rs 14.41 lakh on the defaulters. Officials of PSPCL said...

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Updated At : 01:05 PM Aug 26, 2020 IST

Amritsar, August 25

In a surprise check of various areas early this morning, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited detected 45 cases of power theft. The PSPCL imposed a fine of Rs 14.41 lakh on the defaulters. Officials of PSPCL said 12 special teams consisting of 50 employees checked a total of 818 electricity connections of different categories.

Bal Krishan, Deputy Chief Engineer, City Circle, said after detecting 45 theft cases, six meters which were suspected to have been tampered were taken along by the officials. — TNS