K-Electric under its ongoing 'Operation Burq' campaign raided different areas of the City including Orangi, Lyari, Baldia, Uthal, Site amongst others. Almost 2,000 illegal connections were pulled down and confiscated from different areas whereas these illegal connections (Kunda wires) weighed over 1,200 kg.
According to a KE press release, an FIR was lodged against a consumer involved in direct electricity theft and using a heavy load in the area of Gizri. In another raid in the area of Block 12 Gulistan-e-Johar, a Snooker Club was caught stealing electricity via an illegal hook connection whereas in the same vicinity a Sofa Showroom/Workshop was also raided and penalised.
Raids were conducted in Baldia, Site, Bahadurabad, Nazimabad, Tipu Sultan, Garden, Clifton, Defence, Korangi, Johar, Shah Faisal, North Karachi, Surjani, Gulshan and Malir. It added, "There is a false perception being built that the power utility is only going after the small-time thieves which is wrong. We are targeting the Kunda Mafia who persistently resort to having this illegal network and some of them have shown resistance to K-Electric's Anti-Kunda Drives".-PR