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PESHAWAR, Sep 15 (APP):The Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) during an on-going operation against electricity theft across the province on Friday removed over 900 direct hooks and illegal connections and imposed Rs 27 million fine on pilferers.
PESCO spokesman said that applications were also submitted with the relevant police stations for registration of FIR against more than 700 people involved in electricity theft.
He said that several electricity thieves were arrested on the spot and handed over to the police while FIRs were lodged against 130 pilferers.
CEO PESCO Qazi Muhammad Tahir instructed the officials of PESCO to make the operation more vigorous so that uninterrupted power supply could be ensured to genuine consumers. He urged masses to report electricity theft to PESCO by calling 118.