The SSGC’s anti-gas theft control teams cut off 915 illegal connections in residential areas of Sindh and Balochistan following targeted raids. Aggressive prosecution also continued against gas theft with two arrests made on charges of direct theft and tampering with transmission line.
In a significant case, Suno who was charged with tampering with the transmission line, assuming it was carrying oil, and he was arrested by Jamshoro police. In Larkana, Zulfiqar Solangi who was involved in stealing gas and selling it to his neighbour was taken into custody on orders from the Gas Utility Court after the latter rejected his bail application.
In Karachi and Hyderabad, around 420 illegal connections were removed in raids conducted in the residential areas in Garden, FB Area, North Karachi, Liaquatabad and Ramaswami. Service lines were removed and theft claims are being raised.
In Balochistan, the SSGC’s theft control teams continued to tighten the noose on the gas theft miscreants by removing 470 illegal connections from the residential areas in Quetta, Pishin, Kalat and killis around these cities. More than 12 fake meters were also removed during the operations. Theft claims are being raised accordingly.
More raids on overhead and underground connections were conducted by SSGC teams in Nawabshah and Larkana regions and summarily 25 connections were dismantled. Theft clamps and rubber pipes used in theft were removed and claims are being raised.