GREATER NOIDA, March 30 -- The Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) enforcement team raided multiple villages in Greater Noida as part of an ongoing effortand discovered an illegal e-rickshaw charging station operating with stolen electricity, along with several instances of power theft, officials informed on Saturday. The raids led to the detection of unauthorised power usage across ten villages, resulting in fines totalling Rs.22.60 lakh and the registration of 51 FIRs in March.

The officials said a large-scale illegal e-rickshaw charging station was operating in Habibpur village, where nine vehicles were found being charged using stolen electricity. "In Habibpur, an illegal e-rickshaw charging station was being operated using stolen ele...