Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) SE (Northern) Amir Yaseen, on the directions of LESCO Chief Mujahid Pervez Chattha, continued search operations against power pilferers.
In this regard, the field staff and divisional task force conducted search operations in Sanda, Gulshan Ravi, Nawan Kot, Band Road, Dholanwal, Chauburji Park, Begum Kot and Wasanpura areas.
They checked 1295 connections and spotted 38 connections with irregularities including direct supply, display wash, body re-paste and tempering.
The team disconnected the metres besides charging 121,361 units in detection bills. The company had also got registered cases against the power stealers with respective police stations.
LESCO spokesman said that the Lahore Electric Supply Company surveillance teams on the directives of Chief Executive Officer Mujahid Pervez had started an active drive against power stealers. In addition, he said that Lahore Electric Supply Company also focused on charging detection bills to electricity pilferers and recovery of dues from the dead defaulters of the company. The company was fully committed for complete elimination of the menace of electricity theft, he resolved.
