MSEDCL officer physically assaulted by defaulter in Dhayari

A senior Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) officer attached to Dhayari division was assaulted by a consumer who was angry after his power supply was disconnected over non-payment of bill amounting to ₹88,000 for the past one year.

The accused has been arrested by Sinhagad police after an FIR was lodged against him. The victim identified as Mahesh Mane (30) is a senior technical officer with the MSEDCL while the arrested accused has been identified as Ravindra Sudhakar Chavan ( 45), resident of bungalow no 2 in Dhayari last bus stop area. The incident took place on Sunday at around 10.15 when Mane was on official duty at the spot where the incident took place.