India, May 3 -- During an inspection in Rabupura's Nagla Jahanu village on Saturday, five men were booked for alleged power theft after five premisesin the village were found to be illegally drawing a combined 18.28 kW of electricity, officials said

Officials identified the suspects as Fakhruddin (5.255 kW), Rukmuddin (2 kW), Asif (2 kW), Arif (2 kW) and Ismail (7.026 kW), all residents of the village.

The inspection, jointly conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL), was part of an ongoing campaign targeting high-loss feeders in the district, where electricity theft has been flagged as a major concern.

"During the inspection, we found that electricity was being...