Pune: In a first-of-its-kind complaint, the Chakan police have registered a case against a gang of fraudsters impersonating as employees of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The gang allegedly cheated the power utility of over ₹13 lakh by changing the electricity meters and involved the agency staff deputed to carry out readings, officials said on Tuesday.
The investigation uncovered that some customers in Nanekarwadi, Ambethan Road, and the Manik Chowk area of Chakan had changed their electricity meters without registering them with MSEDCL. In some instances, the old meters had not been returned to the state discom.
These fake employees would approach consumers, claiming that their electricity meters were slow and that they would receive excessive bills.
