Ludhiana, May 17 -- Unidentified miscreants targeted the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) office in Sidhwan Bet, stealing equipment valued at around Rs.1.3 lakh during the intervening night of May 13 and 14.

The theft came to light early on Wednesday morning when the office peon arrived and found the main door forcibly broken. Upon inspection, it was discovered that locks of six rooms had been smashed, and several items, including computer accessories, a dot matrix printer (DMP), an online UPS, and multiple bundles of PVC wire and conductors, were missing.

Gurwinder Singh, sub-divisional officer (SDO), PSPCL, Sidhwan Bet, said that the stolen items had been recently procured for system upgrades.

Following the discovery, P...