HYDERABAD, June 11: People continued to show their anger against Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) for third consecutive day on Wednesday and stormed into the office of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Hussainabad.

Security guards resorted to aerial firing to deter the mob but exasperated consumers forced their entry and damaged vehicles of General Manager, Water Wing, Hazoor Bux Memon, and a director.

They also smashed windowpanes of main entrances and doors to give vent to their feelings in the wake of long power breakdown in their area.

Protesters Raheel and Farrukh Shakeel told journalists that today power supply to their area was suspended at 6am and not restored till 3pm, while complaints fell on deaf ears as the staff gave evasive replies regarding restoration of supply. They also burnt tyres.

Hesco employee Mumtaz Joyo’s foot was injured by shards of glass.

Hesco spokesman said mob stormed the office while the CEO was away from Hyderabad to sort out utility’s outstanding issue with the Sindh government. They damaged two vehicles he said and added that Hussainabad was affected due to the fault in Shah Bhitai’s feeder.

Meanwhile, students of the Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam again blocked Hyderabad-Tandojam Road due to eight hours of loadshedding, while examinations were in progress.

Hundreds of students gathered at hostel gate and staged sit-in. They said the eight-hourly disruption in power supply was not letting them carry on with their studies.

Students’ Action Committee leaders Atta Vistro, Azhar Rind, Zaheer Baloch and others said that Hesco didn’t follow a proper schedule of loadshedding despite requests by the university’s administration.

A big contingent of police and Rangers rushed to the spot. Supervising Police Officer (SPO) Ayub Borhi persuaded students to lift blockade after which they dispersed peacefully.

Meanwhile, the Sindh Rural Development Society’s Ilyas Khokhar, Naseem Sahar, Aurangzeb Khokhar and others staged token hunger strike in protest against Hesco. They said Hesco supplies electricity to flour mill owners and tube-well operators and inflated bills to the poor.