{
  "id": 18423233,
  "title": "LESCO detects 1,428 power theft cases worth Rs116m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/lesco-detects-1-428-power-theft-cases-worth-rs116m",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:21:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447697/lesco-detects-1428-power-theft-cases-worth-rs116m"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected 1,428 incidents of electricity theft across its operational circles in the month of October 2026, with only 545 cases registered and five suspects arrested, highlighting the continuing challenge of curbing power pilferage. According to statistics released by the LESCO headquarters, the detected theft cases involved a total of 1,932,870…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}