Intensifying its drive against power theft, Haryana power utilities have unearthed more than 4,200 cases of theft of electricity to the tune of about Rs 7 crore during raids conducted recently at several places across the State.
The FIRs have been registered in most of the cases, said a spokesman of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN).
He said the cases of electricity theft included more than 1,700 cases in all nine circles of UHBVN, in which fines to the tune of over Rs 3.19 crore have been imposed. Similarly, more than 2,500 cases in all nine circles of DHBVN, in which fines to the tune of more than Rs 3.76 crore have been imposed.
The campaign to check theft of electricity would be implemented in a phased manner and at an accelerated pace in future, he said.
The spokesman also advised the consumers to get their old electromechanical meters replaced under the Voluntary Disclosure Scheme-2016 up to January 31, 2017.