Karachi

Man held for gas theft in Karachi

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KARACHI: On June 4, the SS&CGTO Operation Wing, in collaboration with the SSGC Police and Recovery Department, raided Al Hikmat Biryani & Pakwan Center in Orangi Town, Karachi, following a tip-off.

A suspect was using gas directly from the service line. The SSGC Police have filed a FIR against Muhammad Ibrahim, Abdul Kareem’s son, who was involved in the crime and has been arrested.

In a recent assessment, a CRD team identified Mehmoodabad Society, Pak Avenue, Block 19 Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Golimar, Nazimabad Zone, and Liaquatabad No. 7, FB Area Zone as areas where gas theft was common.

Residents in these locations had unlawfully extended gas to a large number of residences, which was discovered during the survey, and all of their illegal connections were disconnected.

This crime involved 136 residences, which received gas directly from the company’s main distribution line via illegal expansions.

The fight against gas theft continues in Upper Sindh and Balochistan continues. Seven disconnections were recently carried out in Nawabshah zone, while eight illegal connections were removed in Larkana zone, and a total of 22 disconnections were unearthed in several other areas of Sindh.

Staff Reporter

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