Ludhiana, July 26 -- The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Friday suspended its two employees and terminated the services of a contractual staff member for their alleged involvement in a scam involving illegal electricity meter connections in the Aggar Nagar division.

The suspended officials have been identified as Amandeep Singh (junior engineer) and Satnam Singh (consumer clerk). Meanwhile, Manpreet Singh, a staffer employed under a private contractor, was found to be the prime accused and his services were terminated. He is currently absconding and a formal complaint has been registered against him to police authorities.

According to senior PSPCL officials, the accused exploited a loophole in the department's SAP-base...