According to officials’ statement on Saturday, a resident of Navi Mumbai paid Rs 7 lakh as payment and penalty for stealing 34,465 electricity units. He has reportedly stolen the electricity units to keep his home air-conditioners running 24/7 for the comfort of his pedigreed dogs.
Maharashtra: Man keeps ACs on for foreign-bred Dogs
The identity of the man has not yet been revealed by the state-run Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) but has informed that the man has kept several foreign breed dogs as pets.
An official said, “In order to keep these dogs in absolute comfort, he kept ACs at his home running all through the day at a particular temperature. We zeroed in on him after receiving a tip-off about power theft.”
He further added, “We took action under section 135 (electricity theft) of the Electricity Act, 2003. He paid Rs 7 lakh as payment and penalty for stealing 34,465 units of power.”
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