AFTER ELECTRICITY theft was detected in their official quarters, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Amreli district, Nirlipt Rai, ordered two assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) and 10 police constables to vacate their quarters within two days. The latter will also be served show-cause notices as to why departmental action should not be taken against them.
A vigilance squad of the Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) and a team of reserved police sub-inspectors in the headquarters of Amreli district jointly conducted a checking drive in the quarters of the Amreli Police Line on August 28. During the drive, power theft through direct taping was detected in 12 of close to 300 quarters.