Power Thieves News Today

Two cases of illegal electricity consumption have been registered in Navi Mumbai. The power thefts occurred in the Panvel and Khandeshwar areas. One case involves a stone quarry owner who allegedly stole electricity worth Rs 62.6 lakh over one year. Another case involves the same owner and his associate, who are accused of stealing electricity worth Rs 14.8 lakh in Khandeshwar. No arrests have been made yet.

Can an unintentional failure to pay domestic electricity bill by the last date be treated as ‘power theft’ and consumers made to cough up huge sums as penalty? Not legally possible, but this is what Tangedco has been specializing in of late.

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