The son of a well-known political figure of Nankana Sahib and former chairman Mumtaz Hussain Shah was found involved in stealing electricity.
A LESCO spokesperson told the media on Monday that a team spotted Raza Shah stealing electricity direct from company\s transmission line. On seeing the LESCO team, the accused opened fire and also threatened them of serious consequences. Sensing gravity of the situation, the LESCO team called in the area police. The police arrested one of the accused on the spot and registered a case under various provisions including theft of electricity, interference in the official work and hurling serious threats. The spokesman said that Raza Shah had been charged 2404 units of Rs 155,203 in the detection bill, adding that indiscriminate action against power thieves would continue, and those misbehaved with LESCO staff would be dealt with iron hands.
