An ingot casting plant owner was slapped with a fine of Rs11.32 crore by North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha limited (Nesco) on Saturday for allegedly stealing electricity. The owner of the Chaitanya Industries Private limited, located in the industrial hub at Kalinganagar in Jajpur district, allegedly stole 33 KV of electricity from Nesco. The power theft was detected after an enforcement team raided the plant on Saturday night. The department conducted a raid at the plant and found that it was involved in power pilferage. The power theft was being carried out very cleverly. The illegal wire was placed alongside the XlPE cables hooked with underground PVS pipes. The plant was fined Rs11.32 crore for stealing electricity for a year. An FIR was registered against its owner, said Jajpur Road Nesco executive engineer Ananta Narayan Bisoi.