- Father-son duo arrested for stealing electrical energy price Rs149 million.
- Suspects used a gadget that tampers meter readings.
- Officers say 34,09,901 models of energy have been stolen.
A father-son duo from Maharashtra, India, has been arrested for stealing electrical energy, NDTV reported.
The pair allegedly stole electrical energy price INR59.3 million (virtually Rs149 million). The suspects have been recognized as Chandrakant Bhambre, the daddy and his son, Sachin.
“Energy was being stolen remotely with the usage of a gadget that was tampering the meter readings. The entire energy theft within the final 29 months has been estimated at 34,09,901 models price INR 59.3 million,” an official stated.
Maharashtra State Electrical energy Distribution Firm Restricted (MSEDCL) group raided a crushing unit in Falegaon the place they realized electrical energy was being stolen.
A Murbad police station official knowledgeable that the duo had been arrested underneath completely different provisions of the Electrical energy Act.
