First Convicted Gas Thief Gets 5 Years Sentence

As a result of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)'s drive against gas theft, the first convict under Gas (Theft and Recovery) Act 2016 was awarded five years sentence with Rs 50,000 fine

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th May, 2018 ) :As a result of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)'s drive against gas theft, the first convict under Gas (Theft and Recovery) Act 2016 was awarded five years sentence with Rs 50,000 fine.

The honourable judge of the Gas Utility Court Karachi West awarded a 5-year prison term and a fine of Rs.50,000 to the accused Mohammad Shafique, owner of Pakwan Center located in Peerabad area of District West, said a SSGC statement on Friday.

'Few months back, SSGC's Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations (CGTO) and SSGC Police squad conducted a raid on this Pakwan Center and arrested Shafique for his alleged involvement in the direct use of gas.

A case vide FIR No.35/2017 was summarily registered against the culprit by the SSGC Police. The credit goes to SS and CGTO's Prosecution Wing led by Major (Retired) Ayaz Khan complaints and witnesses of the Operations Wing as well as the personnel from the Intelligence Wing that pursued the case successfully with full support from SSGC Police, the statement added.