In Haryana, police personnel were found guilty of power theft on Tuesday.
The Vigilance team of Haryana Power Utilities has conducted a raid at Police lines, Gurugram where 17 households were found to receive direct electricity supply without meter, and 7 meters were found tempered which will be sent to the laboratory for testing.
The vigilance team, under Executive Engineer, Vigilance Ramniwas, had started the raids in the police lines on Tuesday morning. There are about 500 flats and houses in the Police lines where police personnel reside with their families. The raid continued for about five hours upto 11 am, said a spokesman of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.
During the raid, 17 households of Police lines were found to be supplied with direct electricity, which have been photographed by the Vigilance team. The wire used in direct supply was also taken into custody by the team and their connections have also been disconnected. Apart from this, seven metres were found tempered. The defective meters were being sent for testing in the laboratory, he said.
According to the rules, there is a provision to impose fine and punishment for 3 years on getting found theft of electricity. The amount of fine of policemen apprehended was being assessed on the basis of actual power load in their houses and they would be served notice to pay the fine after the assessment, the spokesman said.
In case on non-payment of fine, legal action would be initiated against the accused by registering an FIR, he added.