Six illegal fire hydrants seized in Karachi

KARACHI: K-Electric in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has carried out a major operation against electricity theft in Karachi’s Nazimabad area, ARY News reported on Monday.

The joint operation targeted six illegal fire hydrants in Jahangirabad, Jalalabad and Murid Goth areas of Nazimabad.

According to a K-Electric spokesperson, the illegal fire hydrants were found, with electricity being stolen through underground 95mm cables.

During the raids, approximately 450 kilograms of these cables were removed. The operations were part of an ongoing effort to combat electricity theft and crack down on defaulters.

“This theft resulted in a loss of over Rs 60 million to K-Electric,” a spokesperson said.

The spokesman revealed that the illegal fire hydrants, together with the water mafia, were involved in large-scale theft of electricity. In the past six months, more than 500,000 units of electricity have been stolen.