20 officers of Gujranwala Electrical Energy Firm (GAPCO) have been arrested for overbilling and embezzlement of crores of rupees.
In Gujranwala, it was revealed that the quantity of electrical energy payments went into the pockets of GAPCO officers as a substitute of the nationwide treasury. In the course of the investigation, the FIA arrested 20 officers of GAPCO.
Based on the FIA, the arrested officers embody officers of GAPCO’s income and accounts department. The arrested officers embody 9 of grade 17 and 11 of grade 16.
GAPCO officers have been referred to as to FIA police station for enquiry, in the course of the enquiry, all of the officers have been arrested on the spot.
FIA says that within the preliminary investigation, an quantity of Rs 10.5 million has been revealed. The accused used to make faux entries within the coffers of the cash deposited by the shoppers in the direction of electrical energy payments and put it of their pockets.
GAPCO’s Officers’ Affiliation and Labor Union collectively protested towards the incident.
GAPCO minimize the facility to the FIA headquarters and stated that the FIA was bancrupt to the tune of Rs.
Then again, 121 instances have been registered towards folks concerned in electrical energy theft in Lahore in 24 hours, 10 business, three agricultural and 258 home unlawful connections have been caught.
Actions towards electrical energy thieves and over-billing are additionally ongoing in Multan and Peshawar.
Federal Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered to take indiscriminate motion towards the employees concerned in over-billing throughout the nation and stated that over-billing is tantamount to cruelty to the folks, the employees concerned don’t deserve any concession.
