The Amboli police have booked 20 slum dwellers on the charge of stealing electricity worth Rs 2.75 lakh. The power connections of the accused, who live at Makadpada in Andheri West, had been disconnected by Adani Electricity over non-payment of bills. They then allegedly stole electricity. The police have seized cables and meters that were used to illegally draw power from the main supply line.

The action under the Indian Penal Code and the Electricity Act, 2003, came on a complaint by Mihir Ashok Aaphle, an employee of Adani’s vigilance department. Some of the accused were using the stolen power for their shops, said the police.