People in Karachi have been facing the problem of powercut, longer outages, and loadshedding with no respite for consumers in sight during the month of Ramzan.
The posters appeared after an FIR was registered against JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on charges of electricity theft since he had connected the Diwali lights of his residence from an electricity pole.
The FIR was registered based on the complaint filed by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) officials at BESCOM Vigilance Jayanagar Police Station.
It is notable that the state government is taking strict measures to stop electricity theft along with providing uninterrupted power supply to every family. Recently, the government has started a campaign to identify people with illegal electricity connections and give them legal connections
In a move to combat electricity theft, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has taken steps to identify those using electricity without a connection, ensuring every household in the state has a proper supply of electricity, said a government order.
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's wife Tazeen Fatima was granted bail by a court here on Saturday in connection with a case pertaining to electricity theft.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): In a bid to control power theft, Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU), Odisha is seeking to reward people for reporting power theft cases while keeping their identity a secret.