Lucknow: The vigilance enforcement team of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has detected alleged electricity theft amounting to a connected load of 64.32 kilowatts at an industrial flour mill in Majhara village under Wazirganj police station limits in Gonda district. A case has been registered against the mill operator under the Electricity Act, 2003.The inspection was carried out during a statewide drive aimed at curbing power theft and tracing illegal connections. A joint team from the Gonda enforcement squad and the electricity department conducted the raid under the leadership of sub-inspector Mohammad Shabbir, acting on directions from senior vigilance authorities, including the additional director general of police (Vigilance), UPPCL, Lucknow.During the checking, the team found suspected unauthorised supply to a flour mill owned by Kanhai Lal of Majhara. Investigators alleged that a three-core cable had been connected from a transformer installed on a double-pole structure to the energy meter, while three two-core cables were connected directly to the transformer to bypass metering and feed the mill.Officials said the suspected theft fell under the industrial LMV-6 category. On the basis of the inspection report, a case was registered under Section 135(1)(b) of the Electricity Act, 2003.
