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Cases often come to light from the electricity department where a person’s electricity bill suddenly runs into lakhs, but a case has come to light from a basti in Uttar Pradesh that has shocked everyone and raised serious questions on the electricity department as well. A disabled person from Basti was given a bill of 1 lakh 80 thousand rupees by the electricity department. Surprisingly, the disabled person never took any connection or applied for any connection.
An electricity department employee handed over an electricity bill of Rs 1.80 lakh to disabled Ram Pher, who was shocked to see it. This bill has come in a situation where Ramfair neither has an electricity connection nor has he ever submitted any application. The disabled were shocked to see the electricity bill of Rs.1.80 lakh without electricity connection. Now he is forced to make rounds of the power department office.
Cripples wandering around the electrical section
The helpless disabled person says that sir, I have not even taken the electricity connection till today, not a single bulb has lit in the house, but a bill of 1.80 lakhs has come in my name. No one will listen to this argument of Ramfer. He is crippled with one leg and makes daily rounds of the electricity department but nothing is heard from him. This is not the first case of negligence by the power department. Similarly, in Jibhiyanv village in Lalganj police station area, the electricity department gave a bill of Rs 82 thousand to a man named Shoaib, after which the customers were shocked.
The meter went bad, but a bill of Rs.82 thousand came
Three months ago, Shoaib’s electricity meter was broken. At that time a bill of Rs.591 was outstanding. Despite repeated requests to replace the meter, the department did not replace the meter, leading Shoaib to argue with JE. After that, how did the electricity bill which was due three months ago was Rs 591 increased to Rs 82 thousand in three months? The victim has filed a complaint in this regard in the Superintendent Engineer’s office. Superintending Engineer Manoj Sonkar has ordered an inquiry into both the cases.
What did the superintending engineer say?
Superintending Engineer Manoj Sonkar said that complaints have been received in both the cases. The reason for such high electricity bill is being investigated. Bill will be paid as per meter reading. Rs. On the question of sending the electricity bill of 1.80 lakh, he said that he has been asked to look into the matter, it is possible that he has applied for electricity connection under some scheme, if there is electricity in his house then his problem will be solved.
