UHBVN imposes R11-lakh fine on 35 for stealing power

A team of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 11 lakh on 35 people of Sunaria village of the district after finding them guilty of stealing electricity using indirect methods.

A team of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 11 lakh on 35 people of Sunaria village of the district after finding them guilty of stealing electricity using indirect methods.

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VS Maan, SE of UHBVN, said: "The department has been receiving serious complaints of power thefts from the village. So, a joint team of nigam and vigilance wings raided the suspected locations and imposed a fine on defaulters."

He said the defaulters could be tracked after the joint team launched an intensive search in the village under the police security. A spokesperson for the department said that the joint team would continue the intensive search throughout the month for defaulters stealing electricity.