New Delhi, June 24 -- Under the direct instructions of Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood, a major crackdown on electricity theft has been launched across the national capital.

The initiative has already delivered a significant turnaround in Kamruddin Nagar, one of Delhi's most notorious high-loss areas.

Kamruddin Nagar, located in the Mundka Division of West Delhi, had witnessed power losses rising to an alarming 56.4 per cent. This widespread electricity theft was causing an estimated annual financial loss of Rs 24.4 crore.

The primary offenders were illegal commercial and industrial units that had been secretly drawing electricity through unauthorised connections from overhead power lines.

To address the issue, Power Minister Ashish ...