Mumbai: Bizman steals power worth Rs 2.5 crore in a week

MUMBAI: Less than a week after he was fined for power theft worth Rs1.3 crore, a businessman in Panvel was once again caught stealing electricity worth Rs1.15 crore.
Officials said that the accused, Jiyauddin Patel, who is in the stone crushing business, had allegedly tampered with the electricity meter to show lower readings. After detecting the theft at his first stone crushing unit, MSEDCL conducted a raid at his second unit too, and found a similar offence. A second FIR has been registered against the businessman and his two associates at Panvel city police station. Officials said they will continue their driveagainst irregularities in meter readings across MMR.