Four people were booked on Monday for obstructing government work and assaulting Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company (MKVVCL) employees in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh.
The accused, identified as Mohanlal and his three sons—Rajesh, Jagdish, and Ashok—misbehaved with company employees and assaulted them when they reached their premises to recover outstanding dues, said MKVVCL.
According to the power distribution company, the Sheopur Circle's City Distribution Centre, under the management of Akshay Kumar Singh, along with General Manager Rajesh Saxena, Deputy General Manager Lavlesh Kumar Panika, and line staff, was conducting revenue recovery for overdue payments.
During this process, the connections of a consumer, Mohanlal, with outstanding dues of Rs 44,948 and Rs 39,347 respectively, were disconnected, and the meter was seized.During this action, the four assaulted and misbehaved with the company’s officials and staff, threatening to kill them, thus obstructing government work.
An FIR was later filed at the Sheopur Kotwali police station under sections 115(2), 296, 351(2), 3(5), 132, and 221 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 2023. Police are investigating the matter.Taking a strong note of the rising incidents of assault and misbehaviour with field employees and officials of the electricity company, MKVVCL has now decided to lodge immediate FIRs against the wrongdoers.
Such incidents undermine the morale of the electricity officers and employees, which is why all supervising officers in the company's jurisdiction have been instructed to handle cases of misbehaviour or assault against field officials and employees with the utmost seriousness.
MVVCL Managing Director Kshitij Singhal has instructed that any cases of misbehaviour or assault on duty be treated as obstruction to government work and that immediate legal action should be taken.
