The Electrical energy Division has imposed a wonderful of ₹1.91 crore on Zia Ur Rehman, the Lok Sabha MP from Sambhal, and disconnected the electrical energy provide to his residence for alleged energy theft, an official confirmed on Friday.
As reported by PTI, this motion follows a police case registered in opposition to the Samajwadi Get together MP on Thursday beneath Part 135 of the Electrical energy Act, 2003, for electrical energy theft.
His father Mamlukur Rehman Barq was additionally booked for allegedly threatening officers throughout the inspection at their residence in Deepa Sarai space, they mentioned.
“An electrical energy inspection drive underway in Sambhal even at the moment. A wonderful of ₹1.91 crore has been imposed on the MP by the Electrical energy division and the facility provide to his residence has been disconnected,” Sambhal Superintending Engineer Vinod Kumar advised PTI.
In line with the FIR lodged by the Electrical energy Division, an inspection group discovered proof of electrical energy theft by bypassing the meter and confirmed unlawful energy use.
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PTI reported that the inspection befell on Thursday morning beneath heavy safety on the residence of Zia Ur Rehman. The Lok Sabha MP from Sambhal can also be amongst these booked in reference to the November 24 violence, throughout which 4 locals had been killed in a conflict with safety personnel whereas conducting a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid within the metropolis’s Kot Garvi space.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Sambhal, Krishna Kumar Bishnoi, had earlier knowledgeable reporters that at 7:30 am on Thursday, Santosh Tripathi from the Electrical energy Division was assigned to examine energy tools within the Deepa Sarai space.
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Throughout the inspection on the MP’s residence, Mamlukur Rehman Barq abused engineers V Ok Gangal and Ajay Kumar Sharma and obstructed authorities work, he mentioned.
The SP mentioned Barq advised the engineer that “the dispensation will change and we’ll spoil you”. The incident has been video recorded by the electrical energy division.
“A case has been registered on the Nakhasa police station in opposition to Barq and two others — Wasim and Salman — beneath related provisions of the legislation,” Bishnoi added.
Vinod Kumar mentioned the MP’s home had two connections of two kilowatts every. One within the Zia Ur Rehman’s identify and one other in his late grandfather’s identify.
Two days in the past, sensible meters had been put in on the MP’s residence and within the final six months, the metres confirmed zero unit consumption, an influence division official mentioned.
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He added that when the premises had been checked on Thursday a 16.48 kilowatt load was discovered at his place. When each his electrical energy meters had been despatched to the lab, it was discovered within the MRI take a look at that each the meters had been tampered with.
An electrical energy inspection drive underway in Sambhal even at the moment.
Throughout the verify at the moment, engineers Ajay Sharma and V Ok Gangal claimed that they had been threatened by the MP’s father. A criticism has been lodged with the police on this regard, he mentioned.
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