Summary FIA and district officials Wednesday seized 900 illegal natural gas connections in Badami Bagh.
LAHORE (Online) - The special team comprising of FIA and district officials seized 900 illegal natural gas connections in Badami Bagh area of Lahore city on Wednesday.
Campaign against electricity and gas thieves is also continued in Lahore city under supervision of district authorities and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) following order of provincial government.
There are not reports received till yet regarding the detainment the responsible ones, however, the illegal connection has been disconnected by the raid team.
Estimated amount of the theft gas connection is millions of worth which were kept closed which could be helpful in decreasing loses of Pakistan’s federal government.
Energy crisis declared to be the most significant issue in Pakistan while surprising facts revealed during the drive for capturing the responsible.
On the other hand, Senior law keepers found associated in electricity theft in twin cities, Rawalpindi and Islamabad, by FIA team.
The FIA team cut down electricity connection of at least 161 flats in G-6 area of Islamabad during a raid where Police officials were living for last four years and they were using the energy resource without reading meter.
The investigation team discovered another spot using illegal connection for power in Chatha Bakhtawar area of Islamabad where in a hostel 45 rooms and 2 shops were using unlawful connection. The hostel owner was arrested by the FIA team.
FIRs were registered in related police stations against the responsible persons in gas theft cases where a home consumer stealing electricity in Saddar area and a restaurant on Murree road was using electricity illegally.
FIA conducted a joint raid with official of Islamabad Electric Supply Company on a commercial warehouse in Ratta-sub division where provision of electricity was supplying from a home connection.
Warehouse owner Shaikh Shehzad was arrested by the raid team while other employees were successfully fled from the location.
