The Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd. has stepped up its efforts to bring down gas thieves. To discourage the rising incidences of gas theft, the Company’s Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations (SS&CGTO) Department, along with Customer Relation Department (CRD) and Recovery Department teams, have been carrying out surveys to identify the areas infested with gas theft. As a result of these surveys, the teams have been carrying out raids and apprehending all those involved in this crime against society.

Recently, the SS&CGTO teams, in collaboration with SSGC Police and recovery teams, conducted a joint raid in Haji Rabri Shop at Iqbal Plaza, North Karachi, Karachi, where the culprit was using gas directly through the Company’s service line. Muhammad Shareef, s/o Nanhay Khan, has been arrested for being involved in gas theft for commercial purposes. Meanwhile, in another joint raid at Shah Car Care Service at New Saeedabad, Baldia Town, Karachi, Muhammad Shoaib s/o Muhammad Ayub was found to be stealing gas directly from SSGC’s main service line for powering gas generators. The appropriate claim will be raised against the accused.

The Company also achieved prosecution success when the Hon’ble Special Judge Gas Utility Court, Karachi, convicted Jamaluddin, who was accused of using gas directly through the Company’s main distribution line. The culprit has already paid Rs. 551,000/- to SSGC as the quantum of loss, with a fine of Rs. 10,000/-.

In addition to the aforementioned commercial raids, the teams also identified domestic areas infested with gas theft and removed 809 illegal gas connections, 592 of which were disconnected in Karachi, 192 in Quetta, and 15, 5, and 5 in Hyderabad, Larkana, and Nawabshah, respectively.

Gas theft is a serious crime against the community, and SSGC will take strict action against those involved in this heinous activity.