Teams of Jharkhand Bijli Vitarn Nigam limited conducted raids against power theft continuing in Ranchi as well as Dhanbad and Jamshedpur regions. Information suggests that as many as eight individuals and 94 industrial premises were caught in the process.
An official of the power distribution company said that FIRs have been lodged against the culprits. “We had formed several teams for taking out random raids across three areas namely Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur. All those found indulge into the act of power theft has been booked and their electricity lines have been disconnected. 94 industrial premises have also been found involved in irregularities,” he said.
The exercise is believed to have detected excess load in the tune of 147 kw and amount involving Rs 13.59 lakh. The Nigam is looking forward to continue with the raids in other areas in future, said the official. The names of the defaulters against whom FIRs were lodged included Nageshwar Tiwari, Shukla Colony, Hinoo, Ranchi; Anil Kumar Bansal, Tupudana , Ranchi; NituKumari, Nagri, Ranchi; Sima Arun Kumar, Mansarovar City, lalgotwa, Ranchi; Abhishek Jaiswal, laxchmi Tower, Kokar, Ranchi; Sanjiv Kumar, Hirapur , Dhanbad and Manish Sharma, Kunj-Vihar Apartment, Dhanbad.