KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) continued its campaign against gas theft by raiding a house in Quetta in which the owner was involved in blatant use of gas.

The team of Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations (SS and CGTO) Quetta led by Lt Col Tahir Shah (R) and his squad discovered during the raid that one Muhammad Jan was involved in using gas directly from distribution line for the purpose of running a makeshift CNG filling station. It was found that the miscreant had installed 4 compressors illegally to run a CNG concern through direct SSGC line. The offender was arrested on the spot. The team confiscated the compressors, vehicles and other paraphernalia involved in running an illegal business and handed them over to Police Station in the jurisdiction. On the judicial front, on October 12, 2020 on the directions of Hon Judge of Gas Utility Court, Larkana, accused Nasir Abro and accused Saleem Raza abro paid last and final instalment of Rupees twelve lac and twenty thousand in favour of the SSGC, earlier he paid twelve lac ( 1200000) as first instalment.—PR