Three jailed for power theft, fined

NEW DELHI: Three south Delhi residents have been given prison sentence ranging between three and six months and asked to pay a heavy fine for stealing electricity

NEW DELHI: Three south Delhi residents have been given prison sentence ranging between three and six months and asked to pay a heavy fine for stealing electricity by a special court here.

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In a separate case, two people were convicted and sent to two-month judicial custody by another special court in Karkardooma for stealing a BSES transformer in the Mandoli industrial area.

A fine of Rs 2,000 each was also imposed on them.

The south Delhi cases were handled by a special court in Saket, BSES said.

“In the first case, a resident of Sangam Vihar in South Delhi has been awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) of six months and a penalty of Rs 2.54 lakh. The accused was also illegally selling the stolen electricity to other residents,” a BSES statement said

“In the second case, a resident of Madanpur Khadar has also been awarded a RI of six months and a penalty of Rs 2.65 lakh. The accused was using the electricity for running a junkyard. A resident of Dakshinpuri Extension, who owns a meat shop, has been awarded a RI of 3 months and a penalty of Rs 2.2 lakh,” it said.

Welcoming the decision of the courts, the discom said that electricity theft has taken the shape of organised crime.