Gas, power theft: Cases registered against factory administration

HARIPUR: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials on Wednesday registered two criminal cases against a factory owner and its management for stealing, installing and using illegal natural gas and electricity connections, Sub Inspector Khalid Salim Marwat said.

During a raid at Alfazal Chemical Traders, Hattar, an FIA team found
three illegal natural gas supply lines to the industrial unit.

The factory administration had been allegedly using the illegal connections since 2011.

The FIA team also found illegal electricity connections and registered two separate FIRs under sections 462-k 5/2 and 462-C 5/2 of the PPC against Salman, Hashim Khan, Fazal Wahid, Sarfraz Khan, and PESCO officials whose names were withheld.

The second FIR was registered against the same persons for stealing gas. Only Fazal Wahid has been arrested so far.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 3^rd, 2016.