Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) SE (Northern) Itrat Hussain, on the directions of LESCO Chief Mujahid Pervez Chattha, continued search operations against power pilferers.
In this regard, Faizpur Subdivision SDO Ghulam Mursalin along with his staff and divisional task force conducted a search operation in Saggian and Nainsukh Village and spotted 10 metres, stealing electricity directly from main transmission lines, 4 tempered metres and 2 dead phase metres.
The team disconnected the metres besides charging 45,000 units in detection bills. The company had also got registered cases against the power stealers with respective police stations. LESCO spokesman said that the LESCO surveillance teams on the directives of Chief Executive Officer Mujahid Pervez had started an active drive against power stealers.
In addition, he said that LESCO 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.
