Ludhiana, Nov. 5 -- The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has suffered a revenue loss of around Rs.1.25 lakh after the theft of a 63 KVA transformer from the Janakpuri area near Cheema Chowk, department officials said. The theft came to light on October 16 when a lineman during a routine inspection informed the area's junior engineer about the missing transformer.

An FIR was registered in this connection on Monday. The investigation, however, faces hurdles as CCTV cameras installed in the locality were found to be non-functional, say police.

Investigating officer Harpreet Singh said the case was registered on Monday under Section 303(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on a complaint lodged by PSPCL officials."The ...