BSES team on routine check of power theft attacked, one injured

One person was injured when a team of a Delhi-based power distribution company (discom) allegedly came under attack by a mob during a routine check of power theft in Outer Delhi's Kamruddin Nagar area.

According to the statement released by the BSES, the 20-strong BSES team was chased and attacked with iron rods on Tuesday by a mob of 15-20 people, including two women. The BSES employee —retired Delhi Police ACP Santosh Kumar Singh sustained head injuries,'

 A senior police officer said, “The attack was pre-planned as the team was attacked when two Delhi Police personnel accompanying it had gone for lunch,”

Following which an FIR has been registered at the Nihal Vihar police station. Efforts are being made to arrest the culprits, the officer added.

  The statement read, “Kamruddin Nagar, falling under Mundka division, is a high-theft area. This is not an isolated incident. Efforts of discom teams to check the irregularities are often thwarted by the law defying people.”

 Power theft has taken shape of “organised crime” and an even more active police support is needed to curb this menace, read the statement. Last year, in neighbouring Jafarpur Kalan area, a BSES engineer had died and four others were injured when their car rammed into a tree, while being chased by a mob during a drive against power theft.