The owner of a rice mill in Lakkamdiddi village of Kotabommali - Pydi Chiranjeevulu was arrested by the AP - Transco's Vigilance and Anti-Power Theft Squad (APTS) that raided his rice mill and came to know of stealing power. It is estimated that Chiranjeevulu had used the AP Transco's power to the extent of Rs 3.58 lakh. He is also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000.
APTS has recently been aggressive and has been conducting raids. Its Circle Inspector D Nageswara Rao says that 8 people were arrested in the past two days on charges of power theft - both for commercial and domestic purposes in various places of the district.
