Tiruppur, Dec. 3 -- The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has fined Tiruppur Corporation Mayor Dinesh Kumar Rs 42,500 on Wednesday, for allegedly using his house's domestic power connection to carry out construction activities at his residence.

The Mayor's house, located on Kangayam Road in the Pudhar Road area, is currently undergoing expansion work. He had reportedly surrendered the existing house power connection at the construction site and applied for a temporary power connection last month.

However, the deposit required for the temporary connection was not paid, resulting in a delay in issuing the new connection.

Acting on information that construction work was being carried out using the house's power connection, the Electricity Boar...