FESCO Catches 3,741 Power Thieves in Four Months

Key Points:

FESCO has caught 3,741 power thieves in its eight districts over the past four months.
Fines of more than Rs323 million were imposed on over 7.8 million detection units, with over Rs203 million recovered.
Cases were filed against 3,731 thieves, 2,175 cases were registered and 691 thieves were arrested.

FAISALABAD: FESCO has caught 3,741 power thieves across its eight districts during a four-month crackdown on electricity theft.

According to the FESCO handout, the thieves were caught using direct supply, shunt systems, holes drilled in meter bodies, slowed meters and other methods.

The handout says the First Circle caught 856 thieves and the Second Circle 883, while Jhang caught 481, Sargodha 525, Mianwali 808 and Toba Tek Singh 188.

It says the First Circle imposed fines of more than Rs91.5 million, the Second Circle more than Rs71.9 million, Jhang more than Rs32.1 million, Sargodha more than Rs42.8 million, Mianwali more than Rs61.8 million and Toba Tek Singh more than Rs22.8 million.

The handout puts domestic connections at 3,606 of the cases, commercial at 59, agricultural at 66 and industrial at 10.

The meters and other FESCO equipment of the thieves caught have been removed from the sites.

Applications for cases were filed against 3,731 thieves, cases were registered against 2,175 under the amended electricity theft law and 691 thieves were arrested.

FESCO Chief Executive Engineer Abid Rashid said electricity theft is a national crime and the crackdown will continue until the last power thief in the region is caught.

He appealed to the public to watch for power theft in their areas and report any suspicious activity on the FESCO helpline 118 or the number printed on their bill.

The crackdown is continuing across all six operation circles under a zero-tolerance policy.

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