K-Electric & FIA Conduct Successful Raids
K-Electric & FIA Conduct Successful Raids; Theft of Electricity
Worth almost Rs.1 Crore 80 Lacs Caught
Karachi - 12th June, 2014: K-Electric, formerly KESC,
released a press statement and gave details about successful raids against
electricity thieves with the help of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The FIA and the KE teams were
accompanied by the KE Police and raided nine different sites, and found them
involved in electricity theft. Eight of these sites belonged to Surjani whereas
one was from North Karachi. According to the press statement, arrests were made
from each site as well.
In North Karachi, KE’s manager
inspection caught a Plastic factory which was located in the basement of a
house and was involved in electricity theft. After the owner of the house
refused to grant any access to the inspection manager, the KE and FIA teams
were called upon to inspect the house. After the house was raided, electricity
theft of almost Rs. 1 Crore 25 Lacs was found.
In the area of Surjani, the two
teams raided Sunny Plaza which was involved in electricity theft, the theft
amount stood to almost Rs.19 Lacs.
In the same area, two marriage
halls named Emaan Marriage Hall and Marhaba Marriage Hall were also raided and
a bill of more than Rs.12 Lacs was placed on the two halls by the KE team.
Three more marriage halls
belonging to one consumer were also raided by the FIA and KE teams in the area
of Surjani, and electricity theft of more than Rs.10 Lacs was caught.
The press statement added that a
garment factory in Surjani after thorough inspection was also raided and was
caught stealing electricity worth almost Rs.5 Lac. On the other hand, a house
in the same vicinity was also raided by the two teams as well, where
electricity theft of more than Rs.9 Lacs was caught.
KE along with the FIA has been
conducting an anti-theft drive all over Karachi and KE vows to continue such
drives so that theft of electricity can be controlled.
K-Electric & FIA Conduct Successful Raids
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