In Sambhal, UP, a large contingent of security personnel are accompanying the employees of the state electricity board who have arrived to check suspected power theft at the residence of MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq. Earlier this week, a smart meter was installed at the MP’s residence.
The State Electricity Department has flagged irregularities in electricity usage at the premises of the MP, as per reports.
#WATCH | Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh: A team from State Electricity Department, along with a large number of security personnel, arrives at the residence of SP MP Zia ur Rehman Barq in Sambhal. The State Electricity Department has flagged irregularities in electricity usage at the… pic.twitter.com/Y8eLXbXf1M
— ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2024
ANI reported that the electricity department team is at the MP’s house to do meter reading and check the load of AC, fans and other electricity equipment.
As the anti-encroachment drive proceeded in Sambhal, industrial-scale electricity theft has been coming to light in densely populated areas. As per reports, in the past 3 months, the Sambhal district police and administration have registered 1250 FIRs, and imposed fines amounting to Rs 5.2 crores for electricity theft alone. Multiple mosques and madrasas were found to have used devious means to steal electricity from the supply grid and extend illegal connections around the densely populated areas.
An entire illegal powerhouse was found running on top of a mosque, supplying stolen power to over 100 houses. In early morning raids in the Deepa Sarai and Nai Sarai localities, the officials found a mosque with 59 fans, over 30 light points and a fridge, but the metre was shut down.
