Following the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Police has intensified its crackdown against electricity thieves.
During the current year, a total of 61,583 cases have been registered against electricity thieves across the province. Punjab Police spokesperson.
Following the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Police have intensified the crackdown against electricity thieves across the province. Under the guidance of the IG Punjab, police teams in every district, including Lahore, are assisting in the ongoing campaign against electricity theft. According to the spokesperson of Punjab Police in the first seven months of this year, a total of 61,583 cases against electricity thieves have been registered across the province, including Lahore and 32,733 suspects involved in electricity theft have been arrested and imprisoned. Challans have been completed for over 37,629 cases of electricity theft, and 5,055 accused were convicted who caused financial damage to the national exchequer.In Lahore alone, 18,156 cases have been registered, leading to the arrest of 17,796 suspects, with stringent legal actions underway against them.
Spokesperson punjab Police said that actions against those damaging national assets will continue under a zero-tolerance policy, with indiscriminate measures being taken to ensure that electricity thieves are held accountable and face the strictest penalties.
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Syed Mubasher Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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