BALASORE: The Vigilance team of Jajpur electrical circle that comes under Nesco on Wednesday raided a crusher unit at Balisahi under Kabatabandha electrical section of Dharmasala sub-division. During the raid it was found that consumer Surendra Kumar Pradhan was running his unit by tampering the meter to the tune of 65 KW load. A release from the Nesco stated that after verification of records the consumer found to have illegally tapped electricity worth over Rs 18 lakh.Meanwhile, power supply to the unit has been snapped and a criminal case registered.“Nesco authorities under the instruction of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission have taken steps to bring the unscrupulous consumers to book in order to check the rampant power theft in the region,” the release added.
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