Nepal

52 involved in electricity leakage arrested

52 involved in electricity leakage arrested

By Puspa Raj Khatiwada

High Voltage. Illustration: Ratna Sagar Shrestha/THT

BARA: A police team from the District Police Office of Bara, today, arrested 52 persons on the charge of electricity leakage. At the request of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kalaiya Distribution Centre, a team of police along with NEA officials have taken the situation under control from Mahangadhimai Municipality-4, 5, 6, 8 and 11 of Bara district. Reportedly, there are many cases of massive power theft in villages like Dahiyaar, Bagadampur, Malahani, and Babuaain in the aforementioned wards of the municipality, for a very long time now. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ranjit Singh Rathore informed that further investigation is underway.