Har discoms caught over 12,500 cases of power theft in May

Intensifying its campaign to put a check on electricity theft, power utilities in Haryana had conducted raids last month and caught over 12,500 cases of power theft amounting to Rs 34.85 crore in the state.
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has caught 5,924 cases of power theft to the tune of Rs 19.87 crore, of which Rs 8.68 crore has been recovered.
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has caught 6,640 cases of power theft to the tune of Rs 14.98 crore, of which Rs 5.31 crore has been recovered, an official spokesperson said today.
He said that the UHBVN had caught the maximum number of power theft cases in Karnal circle where fine to the tune of Rs 3.59 crore was imposed.

The DHBVN had caught maximum number of power theft cases in Gurugram circle where fine to the tune of Rs 3.01 crore was imposed, the spokesperson said.
The maximum number of these cases involve tampering and bypassing of electricity of meter, and illegal connections, he said.