SSGC has been relentlessly pursuing gas theft miscreants with an effective blend of regular raids, aggressive prosecution and arrests in the court of law. Following a raid undertaken by Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations (SS & CGTO) Wing and Recovery Department, Muhammad Younus of New Shah JeeGulistan Hotel in Gulistan-e-Johar was arrested by SSGC Police on charges of direct gas use through the Company’s service line for commercial purpose. Meanwhile, Special Judge Gas Utility Court, Karachi East, convicted accused S. M. Aleem for using gas directly for commercial purposes, following an FIR lodged against him by SSGC Police.
The accused who paid Rs. 504,000 to SSGC as quantum of loss, was taken into custody and sentenced till rising of the court and fined Rs. 10,000. Prosecution Wing, SS& CGTO, Karachi, contested the case. In a fresh set of operations against gas theft, around 230 illegal domestic connections were removed in different cities and towns by the Company’s theft control teams. The SS & CGTO Operations Wing along with SSGC’s Recovery Department conducted joint raids in a restaurant, bakery and hotels in Cattle Colony, Landhi, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Hub-Baldia and in Daharki City, and disconnected 8 domestic meters that were being used for commercial activities. Theft claims are being raised for the recovery of losses incurred.
In Karachi, Customer Relations’ Department’s theft control teams removed 110 illegal domestic underground and overhead connections in Federal B. Area and Golimar. In most of the pilferage cases, residents had illegally extended gas connections that were dismantled during the raids.
