42 more power pilferers arrested in LESCO region.

LAHORE: On the 22nd day of the anti-power theft operation, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) got arrested 42 electricity thieves by police and detected pilferage on 456 connections in all five districts -- Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara, company's spokesman confirmed to the media on Thursday.

He said that applications against 452 electricity thieves had been submitted in the respective police stations for registration of cases, out of which 239 cases have been registered and 42 accused arrested. Among the detected connections, three were of industrial category, two agricultural, 20 commercial and 431 domestic, and supply to all those was disconnected. He said all electricity pilferers were collectively charged a total of 912,094 detection units worth Rs 43.486 million.

Sharing details, the spokesman said that Rs 200,000 were charged as detection bill to a domestic connection in Mughal...