Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has dismissed two officials after charges of conniving in power theft and negligence in duties proved against them.
According to a LESCO spokesman here Saturday that under the leadership of LESCO Chief Executive Officer Engineer Shahid Haider, a vigorous operation against electricity thieves is going on across the region and action is also being taken against LESCO officers and personnel who assist in electricity theft and neglect their duties. During the recent operation Naeem Haider, Assistant Lineman of Dholanwal Sub-Division, was dismissed after being found guilty of aiding and abetting electricity theft. According to SDO Dholanwal Muhammad Irfan Ali, Naeem Haider used to take bill money from people and steal electricity. After being found guilty, Assistant Manager Dholanwal Muhammad Irfan Ali dismissed Naeem Haider from his job. On the other hand, Nasrullah Chowkidar was dismissed for absenting himself from office for two months without intimation and also abusing former SDO Moghaddam Ali of Dholanwal Sub-Division.
Moreover, Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 329 connections from where the customers were pilfering electricity in all its circles of five districts (Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara) on the 84th day of grand anti-power theft campaign. The LESCO spokesman told media here on Saturday that the company has also submitted FIR applications against 329 electricity thieves, out of which 206 FIRs have been registered in respective police stations, while 20 accused have been arrested. Grand anti-power theft operations against electricity thieves are being conducted on the directives of the Federal Power Division and the LESCO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engineer, Shahid Haider were supervising these operations.
