Two people have been arrested after BSES officials, including its deputy general manager, were allegedly assaulted by a gym owner and his bouncers during an inspection at Ranjan Vihar on Wednesday. The inspection team was accompanied by Delhi Police personnel. The assaulters also manhandled a woman security personnel who was accompanying the team.
An FIR has been registered against the miscreants under various sections of CrPC, including robbery, at the Uttam Nagar Police Station. Police are searching other absconding miscreants.
Several ncidents of discom officials being assaulted have been reported this month, said a BSES statement. “Earlier this month, brother of a former MlA and his goons had attacked BSES personnel in West Delhi. BSES officials were attacked by unscrupulous elements while inspecting an area near Jasola in South Delhi. In East Delhi, BSES teams were manhandled in Seelampur, Harsh Vihar and Chandani Mahal (Central Delhi),” it said.
In the recent incident at Ranjan Vihar, during an inspection, BSES team unearthed power theft taking place at the Gym. Initially, the Gym owner (Deepak Yadav) misbehaved with the team and has tried to obstruct the inspection. The gym owner called his bouncers and they attacked the BSES officials and even manhandled the accompanying woman security personnel. They also damaged a vehicle. BSES’ deputy general manager was hit in the face and sustained bruises, said a BSES spokesperson.
When contacted, a BSES official said, “Under the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, illegal abstraction/ unauthorised use of electricity is an offence. The Act provides for stiff penalties, besides, making such thefts a cognizable offence. Power theft is punishable with imprisonment of upto 3 years (and upto 5 years for the 2nd offence), fine or both.”