Union leader linked to power theft at Dhabeji station

The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) disconnected dozens of illegal electricity connections during an operation at the Dhabeji Pumping Station on Sunday. The connections were allegedly supplied from a union leader's residence to nearby unauthorised households. The wires were confiscated on the spot.

The operation targeted a bungalow allocated for an assistant engineer within the official staff housing near the Dhabeji Pumping Station. The residence was found to be the source of multiple illegal electricity lines extending to nearby homes and other locations.

According to local employees, official quarters provided by the corporation include free electricity and water. However, for several months, residents of the colony had been experiencing severe low-voltage issues. After conducting their own inquiry, they reportedly discovered that a CBA union leader living in one of the bungalows had been supplying illegal electricity connections in exchange for hefty monthly bribes.

The matter was reported to the department's chief engineer and the resident engineer at the pumping station, which led to the crackdown. Despite clear evidence of widespread power theft originating from the union leader's residence, the administration has yet to take any disciplinary action against the influential figure.

Sources also revealed that more than half of the government quarters at the Dhabeji Pumping Station, meant for KWSC employees, are illegally occupied by unauthorised individuals.

These occupants enjoy 24-hour access to free electricity, water, and gas, causing financial losses amounting to millions of rupees for the corporation every month.