{
  "id": 17426996,
  "title": "Ambernath: 11 Booked Including 6 Shopkeepers For Electricity Theft Worth Over ₹2 Lakh; MSEDCL Detects Illegal Power Connections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ambernath-11-booked-including-6-shopkeepers-for-electricity-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:02:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/ambernath-11-booked-including-6-shopkeepers-for-electricity-theft-worth-over-2-lakh-msedcl-detects-illegal-power-connections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eleven individuals, comprising six shopkeepers, have been arrested in Ambernath East for allegedly engaging in electricity theft worth over ₹2 lakh, according to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) officials. The unauthorized tapping of MSEDCL’s main service wires in Loknagari and Palegaon led to the detection of a staggering 6,836 units of electricity stolen. This discovery prompted the registration of two separate cases at the Ambernath West police station under the Electricity Act, exposing illegal power connections in both commercial establishments and residential buildings. The theft involved bypassing electricity meters, resulting in a financial loss of ₹1,90,270 to MSEDCL.",
  "summary": "Ambernath: Electricity theft worth over ₹2 lakh has been uncovered in Ambernath East, where 11 people, including six shopkeepers, have been booked for allegedly drawing power illegally by directly tapping MSEDCL’s main service wires in Loknagari and Palegaon. The crackdown by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) flying squad revealed the theft of 6,836 units of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}