571 power pilferers caught during October.

FAISALABAD -- :Faisalabad Electric Suppky Company (FESCO) caught 571 power pilferers in 8 districts of its region during October 2019 and disconnected their power supply connections.

FESCO spokesman told reporter on Tuesday that FESCO teams checked 116,856 connections of electricity in the region and got cases registered against 243 accused besides imposing fine of Rs 34.453 million on 571 power pilferers.

Giving some details, he said that special teams of FESCO First Circle checked 16,856 electricity connections and caught 113 power pilferers. The company issued them detection bills of 509,450 units and imposed fine of Rs 7.76 million while FIRs were got registered against 45 accused.

Similarly, 13,248 electricity connections were checked in Second Circle where 64 power pilferers were nabbed. The company issued them detection bills of 982,041 units and imposed fine of Rs 13.1 million on them...