Sambhal,

19 December (H.S.): A report of electricity theft has been registered on

Thursday against Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal Lok Sabha Ziaur Rahman Burq

and his late grandfather former MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq after finding a fault

in the electricity meter installed in the name of MP Ziaur Rehman Burq. Today,

the electricity department team that came to investigate found more load than

the prescribed load in the MP's house. The team was also threatened by his

family members about taking action. Sambhal's Regional Superintending Engineer

Vinod Kumar Gupta said that the old meter from the residence of MP Ziaur Rahman

Burq has been removed and sealed, it will be sent to the lab and tested. If any

irregularity is found in the investigation, action will be taken accordingly.

On Thursday afternoon, a team of the Electricity Department along with

policemen and Rapid Action Force reached the residence of SP MP Ziaur Rahman

Burq in Sambhal. When the team checked the load of the house and the electrical

appliances installed in the house, they found many irregularities. According to

departmental officials, the meter reading of the MP's residence, load of AC,

fan and other electrical appliances were also checked. The load on the

electricity meter was more than the rated load. This is a direct case of

electricity theft. A report of electricity theft has been lodged against MP

Ziaur Rahman Burq on behalf of Vinod Kumar Gupta, Superintending Engineer of

the Electricity Department.

The Superintending Engineer said that the smart

meter has been installed at the MP's residence and the old meter has been

sealed. This meter will be tested. During preliminary investigation, a fault

was found in the meter unit.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi