The electricity department officials conducted raids at different urban and rural locations across the district and lodged FIR against nineteen people for stealing electric power at the local police stations.
Teams of electrical department conducted raids at different locations at Chas, Bharra, Marafari, Gomia, Swang and Nawadih area. “FIR was lodged against 19 at their corresponding police stations,” informed Sriram Sharma JE, Chas.
FIR was lodged against Shayad M Hussain, A Hussain, Mrituanjay Kumar Singh at Chas police station. At Marafari police station a case has been filed against Jamaluddin Ansari, Wahid Ansari, Rakesh Poddar, S Bauri, Shivlal Das, Dinesh Das, Subash Dey and Santosh Kumar.
At Gomia police station, FIRs were lodged against Arun Saw, Chandan Kumar and Savatri Devi residents of Tulbul and Swang. They were running their business premises by hooking on HT line, informed N Minz Junior Engineer.
“Total fines of Rs 51,582 have been imposed on these three,” he added.
FIR has been lodged against 9 people at Nawadih police station and total fines of Rs 2.29 lakhs have been imposed on them, said SK Marandi JE, Chas.
The theft of electricity is a crime, punishable by fines and or imprisonment. Despite our consistent raids, power theft incidents are still coming to fire in Bokaro as people have started opting for new ways for stealing power, said Marandi.