New Delhi: A Delhi police sub-inspector and three BSES employees were injured in a stone-throwing incident by a group of people during a raid to check power theft in Ranhola area of outer Delhi. A team of 15 BSES officials, including three women, accompanied by policemen were carrying out a loss-reduction exercise in Ranhola when the incident occurred yesterday.
A case has been registered and two persons have been arrested in connection with the attack, police said.
As the BSES team checked meters in some houses and detected power theft, a mob gathered and protested aggressively, they said.
A BSES spokesperson said it was not an isolated incident.
Despite intensive efforts to reduce power theft, Ranhola, a village in Mundka division, continues to record massive losses of around 40 per cent, the BSES spokesperson said.
A case has been registered and two persons have been arrested in connection with the attack, police said.
As the BSES team checked meters in some houses and detected power theft, a mob gathered and protested aggressively, they said.
A BSES spokesperson said it was not an isolated incident.
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Despite intensive efforts to reduce power theft, Ranhola, a village in Mundka division, continues to record massive losses of around 40 per cent, the BSES spokesperson said.
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