Consumer assaults Hyderabad Water Board official

HYDERABAD: A deputy general manager of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB), who works at Santosh Nagar, was manhandled and attacked while on duty by a water bill defaulter on Monday. A case was registered against the consumer, Shakil, by Kanchanbagh police.

HMWS&SB DGM M Azizuddin and other officials were identifying houses with pending arrears at Maruti Nagar on Monday. At Shakil’s house, they requested him to pending dues of `2 lakh. Irked by this, Shakil attacked the DGM. The Board had previously served notices to Shakil regarding the dues.

Pending dues of `2 lakh
Water Board officials warned Shakil that his water connection would be stopped if he failed to pay the pending dues of `2 lakh, which provoked him. Shakil had also not responded to notices sent by the Board earlier