Ludhiana, July 29 -- Days after an illegal electricity meter connection scam was unearthed in PSPCL's Aggar Nagar division, the matter of fresh irregularities in the installation of transformers in unauthorised colonies has surfaced.

In a complaint submitted to PSPCL CMD Ajoy Kumar Sinha, RTI activist Keemti Rawal alleged that colonisers of illegal colonies in areas such as Yashvi Homes, Basant Nagar, and Haibowal paid hefty sums to get transformers installed, bypassing departmental norms. He claimed these installations were carried out with the alleged involvement of senior PSPCL officials, without adequate approval.

Rawal also raised alarm over the continuation of the illegal meter connection racket in the Aggar Nagar division, which ...