Hyderabad, May 3 -- In a shocking incident that raises serious questions about internal oversight, the Raidurg police on Friday, May 2, seized 42 electricity meters that were illegally hidden in the house of a contractor in Gachibowli's Telecom Nagar. The accused, identified as Chennakeshava Reddy, reportedly fled before police arrived.

Based on information provided by inspector Venkanna of Rayadurgam police station, one AD Ambedkar from the Ibrahimbagh subdivision of the electricity department lodged a complaint that several electricity meters which should have been under departmental custody had been lost.

Acting on the suspicions that the previous contractor could be involved, the police raided Reddy's house. The raid resulted in fin...