Three Alwar factories fined Rs 6.4 crore for power theft

ALWAR: The vigilance team of Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam (JVVNL) caught power theft by three factories at Bhiwadi area red-handed and imposed a fine of Rs 6.4 crore on them.
Officials claimed that this was the biggest-ever power theft unearthed so far.
At a press conference, officials said that this the first case wherein devices were used to stop the electricity meter to defraud the electricity department on a large-scale.
Officials said RR Plastic has been asked to pay a penalty of Rs 2.41 crore, Mother Ambe Rs 92 lakh and Shree Shyam Industries of Rs 3.06 crore.
Department officials said that factories used equipment to keep the meter in sleep mode. A special team formed by the department caught the power theft red-handed with the devices.
Electrical connections of these three factories have been disconnected and equipment and power meter used for theft seized, said officials. Action has been taken under various penal provisions, said additional police superintendent Virendra Meena.