152 Power Pilferers Caught In South Punjab

MULTAN, (Muzaffargarh.City – 31st May, 2019 ) :Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) caught 152 power pilferers during operations throughout south Punjab in a day, an official said on Friday.

Mepco teams, accompanying taskforces, raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal and Dera Ghazi Khan on Thursday (May 30) and detected theft of 249,000 units, Mepco spokesman said.

A sum of over Rs 4.1 million was imposed as fine on power pilferers, while FIRs were got registered against 18 of them on charges of tampering with the body of meters, direct supply, installing loop in meters, slowing down meters, meter dead stop and meter screen wash.