A joint operation was conducted by K-Electric and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against electricity theft in Nazimabad of Karachi on Monday. A spokesperson of K-Electric said that six illegal hydrants in the Jahangirabad, Jalalabad, and Murid Goth areas of Nazimabad were targeted during joint action. The illegal hydrants were found stealing electricity through underground 95 mm cables, he added. During the raids, approximately 450 kilograms of these cables were removed. The operations were part of an ongoing effort to combat electricity theft and crack down on defaulters. The spokesperson said that the electricity theft resulted in a loss of over Rs 60 million to K-Electric. He further revealed that the illegal hydrants, along with the water mafia, were involved in large-scale electricity theft and during last six months had stolen over 500,000 units of electricity.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan