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FAISALABAD, Sep 10 (APP):Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) has nabbed 87 people on the charge of power pilferage in different parts of its region during past 24 hours.
FESCO spokesman Tahir Sheikh said here on Sunday that company’s anti-theft teams conducted surprise checking of electricity supply meters in eight districts of the region and detected electricity theft at 87 points.
The power pilferers were stealing electricity through various modes. Therefore, the FESCO teams removed their electricity supply meters and confiscated their entire material in this regard.
The FESCO also imposed Rs.13 million as fine of more than 310,000 detection units. Separate cases were also got registered against the power pilferers while further action against them was under progress, he added.