PESCO drive against power stealers

PESHAWAR: The PESCO here Friday intensified drive against illegal use of electricity and apprehended 100 power stealers in Bannu Circle and FIRs were registered against them.

According to PESCO Spokesman here on Friday, the PESCO Detection and Recovery teams constituted on the directions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PESCO are successfully achieving their targets in the province.

The Detection and Recovery teams in Bannu Circle have nabbed about 100 persons for electricity pilferage and lodged FIRs against them concerned police stations. On this occasion, thousands of rupees from defaulters were recovered.

Under the supervision of SDO Pesco Bannu Urban Abdur Rouf Khan, the PESCO staff raided in Kabari Ghali and nabbed two persons on the spot for electricity pilferage.

FIRs were lodged and they were sent to prison by City police.

Similarly PESCO surveillance team headed by SDO Pesco Ghori Wala Ayaz Burki raided in Rehmatabad area and caught six persons red handed for power pilferage and registered FIRs against them.