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PUNE: The vigilance, security and enforcement wing of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has busted a racket of tampering with electricity meters, and arrested one person for tampering with electricity meters by using a remote control' device.
Shivaji Indalkar, deputy director, Pune circle (vigilance, security and enforcement), said: "Madhukar Ajay Chaudhari (34), a resident of Mishra chawl, Tanajinagar, Chinchwad, was arrested on August 9 from his resident in connection to his involvement in tampering electricity meters. It was witnessed that Chaudhari developed a technique by which a normal electricity meter could be tampered with to slow down its reading by at least 50 per cent."
He added: "Following a tip-off, a raid was conducted at Chaudhari's residence, with the help of the city police on August 9. As many as 31 remote controls, along with electricity meters, printed circuit boards, crystals and other electronic gadgets were confiscated. A few documents and a dairy have also been confiscated. It was also found that an electricity meter at his residence was tampered with as well."
Indalkar said Chaudhari used to manufacture and sell the remotes. "Around 12 meters have been found to be tampered with by using the remote controls' manufactured by Chaudhari. The raids were conducted by 15 flying squads in the last couple days across the city. Cases have been registered under the Electricity Act, 2003 in all the 12 cases. The remotes have been confiscated. According to the predictions, the Chaudhari may have sold around 300 such remotes in the city," he said.