TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company Mananwala subdivision staffers caught three members of an inter-district thieves gang when they were stealing a transformer.

The Fesco spokesperson claimed that after receiving a complaint of burning of a transformer at Civic Centre, it was replaced but just after 15 minutes again complaint of power suspension was received. Over this when linemen rushed there, they found some suspects were removing the same transformer. They were overpowered and handed over to Mansoorabad police.

They confessed that they had a gang who stole a number of transformers in different districts.

They were identified as Kashif of Toba, Abu Bakr of Bahawalnagar and Mubashir of Chak 224 RB Fatehwali.

Published in Dawn, November 1st, 2024