Muzaffar Ahmed, a 51-year-old who lives at Jari Mari in Sakinaka, alleged that a new electricity meter has been installed in the name of a deceased neighbour with whom he was engaged in a legal battle over a plot of land. The case is being heard in the sessions court at Fort. “The meter is in Halima Khatoon Qureshi’s name,” alleged Ahmed, adding, “She passed away on December 19 last year. An appeal was made for the new meter connection on February 14 and the meter was installed the very next day. How is that possible?”

The meter was set up by Adani Electricity on February 15. A spokesperson from Adani Electricity told mid-day, “A meter can be issued within seven days of an application. So it can happen within 24 hours too.” According to Ahmed, Qureshi was party to a court case over the plot where the new meter now stands for over one-and-a-half to two years. He alleged that one Akhtar Husain, who claims to have bought the plot from Qureshi, is the person who applied for the meter.