Following the order, 10 inspectors, 190 sub-inspectors and 360 constables would be posted at police check posts dedicated to take up power theft cases
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The state government on Saturday ordered posting of 560 policemen in UP Power Corporation Limited on a deputation period of two years with the aim of curbing high line losses that are denting its revenue. Following the order, 10 inspectors, 190 sub-inspectors and 360 constables would be posted at police check posts dedicated to take up power theft cases.
Soon after coming to power, the Yogi government had decided to create a police check post in every district to handle power theft cases. “The deployment of police will help in checking power theft,” said principal secretary, energy, Alok Kumar.
The move, sources said, was necessitated by incidents of power employees being attacked during anti-power theft drives.
A week earlier, energy minister Shrikant Sharma had ordered snapping of power connections of consumers having electricity load of 5Kw and above with unpaid electricity bills for two months.
The decision to create dedicated police units to check power theft was initially taken in Akhilesh Yadav government but the move did not take off and was kept pending in the cabinet.
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