Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) checking team on Tuesday arrested 16 persons on use of direct hooks for illegal electricity consumption in Rehman Baba sub division jurisdiction.
During the campaign to curb the power pilferage, PESCO's Checking Teams with the collaboration of PESCO Police checked the areas of Ghari Ghulam Shah, Mera Surizai, Surizai Payan, Ghari Fazli Khaliq, Baghbanan and Miskeenabad and caught 16 persons red-handed while consuming illegal electricity from transmission line, said PESCO spokesman.
FIRs has been lodged against the arrested persons who were identified as Taj Muhammad s/o Mir Ali and Amin Jan s/o Abdur Rehman residents of Surizai area, Usman s/o Ishaq of Ghari Ghulam Shah,
Yousaf s/o Atlas Khan, Ihsan s/o Nasrullah, Adil s/o Gul Nabbi and Fazli Mula s/o Syda Jan residents of Mera Surizai, Ibrahim s/o Juma Gul, Sher Akbar s/o Naveed Akbar resident of Ghari Fazli Khaliq, Riaz s/o Juma Khan of Motorway Naka Bandi, Sheikh Zamin s/o Khial Zameer of Baghbanan, Abdul Qadoos s/o Zar Jan of Badbher, Toor Khan s/o Haleem of Surizai Payan, Ghaznullah s/o Lal Gul and Fazal s/o Zia residents of Miskeen Camp and Rab Nawaz s/o Aziz Khan resident of Ghari Fazal Khaliq.
PESCO has warned electricity stealers to stop power pilferage or get ready for strict legal action.