149 power pilferers caught in Muridkey
LAHORE, LESCO caught 149 persons for stealing electricity in City Muridkey Sub Divisional area. Power pilferers were fined Rs.17 Lac 50 thousand and charged 175000 units as detection bill.
On the direction of Chief Executive LESCO Saleem Akhtar and Director Syed Saleem Shah, a team headed by Deputy Manager S&I Ghazanfar Abbas Rizwi raided in City Muridkey Sub Divisional LESCO and its adjoining area to check power pilferage. FIRs lodged in concerned police stations against 47 consumers who were stealing power from main line and 102 persons by other modes. Additional Manager Public Relations LESCO Javaid Ahmad Khan has requested electricity consumers that if they find any pilferage of electricity, report it on toll free number 0800-84338 (THEFT), their names and addresses will be kept confidential.
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