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Meter rigging case: Details of errant power consumers sent to officials; won’t spare accused, say authorities
The details of six Lucknow-based power consumers have been sent to the concerned executive engineers for investigation
LUCKNOW The Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam has started identifying power consumers who allegedly tampered their electric meters with the help of the “meter rigging gang” to save on electricity bills.
According to sources, the details of six Lucknow-based power consumers have been sent to the concerned executive engineers for investigation. In all, 32 consumers of the state capital are under the scanner of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for tampering with meters. These consumers come from different parts of the city, including Chinhat, Alambagh, VVIP area Mal Avenue, and Ashiana, among others.
Madhyanchal officials have said that they were surprised to find out that power meters installed at the property of the errant consumers were similar to those recovered from the meter rigging gang. “The accused will not be spared as every technical detail is being minutely observed by the experts of UPPCL and STF,” said an official.
The managing director of the corporation has given instructions to check the power meters thoroughly to ascertain whether the device inside it has been tampered or not. On the other hand, sources in Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration have said that the STF will nab the contract workers involved in the gang, who caused a revenue loss to the government by tampering with power meters.
Notably, the STF has handed over further investigation to Madhyanchal Corporation after exposing the meter rigging gang. However, a four-member inquiry committee constituted by the corporation’s managing director Bhawani Singh Khangaraut is yet to submit its report. On the other hand, the power corporation’s chairman M Devaraj has asked for a report on the tampering of meters. The report was to be submitted on December 17 but it is yet to be filed.
