ATTOCK, Sep 11 (APP): The Special Task Force team of IESCO on Monday nabbed 15 power pilferers during an ongoing crackdown launched against electricity theft in district Attock.
According to official sources, the task force team supported by the district administration and the police raided various rural and urban parts of the district and caught 15 accused involved in electricity theft from main lines and meter tampering. They registered five FIRs against them.
Deputy Commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza while talking to APP said that the arrests were made during a crackdown against power pilferers in all six tehsils of the district. “Strict orders have been issued to prevent power theft in the city,” he added.
The DC said, “We have been asked to conduct night raids to arrest the culprits. The special task force of IESCO with the help of the police, raided houses where direct hooks were being used to steal electricity.”
He said that during the drive, a checking of 1907 domestic and commercial connections was carried out in which 15 power pilferers were involved in electricity theft through different means.
He said, “The crackdown will continue till power pilferage is brought under check and the culprits are taken to task.”
Cases have been registered against them and an investigation is underway, he added.