The Kandivali police have initiated legal proceedings against five people in two separate cases involving electricity theft amounting to Rs 50.45 lakh. According to the police, Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) officials observed instances of electricity theft through illicit connections provided to commercial units in Ganesh Nagar’s Gali No. 6 and in Rahmat Pura near Rahmat Masjid, Kandivali West.

AEML officials told the police that they suspected electricity theft and visited the spots but the meters were locked when they went to check them. They were told to come the next day and when they visited again, the meters were adjusted and illegal connections severed.