03 November,2022 07:20 PM IST | Palghar | PTI
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More than 160 power theft cases were detected in a drive in Palghar area by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, an official said on Thursday.
The drive was held on Wednesday and Thursday in the state-run power entity's sub divisions of Palghar, Boisar-Rural, Safale, Talasari, Dahanu, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Boisar (Industrial).
"We checked connections of 1,024 consumers. We detected 163 power theft cases and 11 cases of illegal power usage. A total of 1.75 lakh units of power worth Rs 25 lakh was being misused," he said.
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Offenders will have to pay fines or they will face criminal charges, he added.
MSEDCL Chief Engineer Dhananjay Oundekar said the drive was carried out by a team of 125 persons.
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