Ludhiana, May 25 -- Jamalpur police have booked a Ludhiana resident for allegedly tampering with and illegally operating a 63 KVA transformer in the Focal Point area, causing a loss of Rs.81,784 to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

The FIR was registered on Saturday on the complaint of PSPCL XEN Focal Point Sanjeev Jolly. The power utility has also sought recovery of the loss amount from the accused.

According to the complaint, the matter came to light during an inspection conducted on May 20 by JE Pankaj Pandey. During checking, PSPCL officials allegedly found that the accused had cut the transformer's gang operated (G.O.) switch and was operating the transformer without departmental permission.

Officials further all...