Five plastic industries in Peenya industrial area here have been booked for power theft and imposed a total penalty of Rs 8.8 lakh. Vigilance squad of BESCOM, Bangalore, while conducting inspection of electrical installation on March nine caught five plastic industries in Andhrahalli Industrial Area and Hegganahally Inustrial area in Peenya for power theft by tampering meter security seals, according to BESCOM.
Criminal cases have been booked against all the five industries.
