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HYDERABAD, Nov 17 (APP): A team of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) came under attack by the kunda mafia during an anti-power theft operation in the Badin Chali area of Subdivision Hali Road on Monday.
The attackers also opened fire on the team, prompting a swift response from security personnel.
According to the HESCO spokesperson Saadiq Kubar, the HESCO team was conducting an operation against electricity theft with the support of Rangers personnel when a group associated with the kunda mafia assaulted the officials and resorted to firing. In response, the HESCO security personnel fired in the air to disperse the crowd.
The spokesperson told that Rangers and police carried out a counteraction and detained several individuals involved in the attack. He added that this was not the first time the HESCO team had been targeted during an operation in the same area.
The HESCO official revealed that the locality has seven transformers, with outstanding dues amounting to Rs 500 million.