SSGC continues to make major inroads against gas theft through raids across its franchise areas and prosecution in the court of law. In a major legal development, the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad Bench rejected the bail application of accused Hote Ali, who was charged with using gas directly for commercial purposes and sent him behind bars. The Prosecution Wings of the Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations (SS&CGTO) Department contested the case.

SS&CGTO also conducted a joint raid of Dildar Pakwaan Centre, Scheme # 33, Karachi, where the owner, Fahad Hussain, was consuming gas directly through the service line. The calculated connecting load was 200 cubic feet per hour. The raiding team severed the illegal connection. Summarily, SSGC Police lodged an FIR against the owner, and theft claims are being raised.

During an anti-gas theft operation, SSGC’s Customer Relations and Distribution East Zone teams uncovered a private pipe arrangement connected illegally with the Company’s 63 mm dia. main line to feed 150 houses in Gulshan-e-Moazzam in Bin Qasim Zone. This illegal connection was causing a significant loss of gas, with the pilfered theft volume calculated at 144,000 cubic meters per hour. In addition, 17 illegal connections were removed in Karachi’s Nazimabad and Shah Latif Town localities, with an accumulated stolen gas volume of 16,320 cubic meters per year. These figures highlight the magnitude of the problem and the urgent need for action. Clamps and rubber pipes were removed, and theft claims are being raised for recoveries from the miscreants.

Meanwhile, SS&CGTO, Customer Relations, and Korangi Zone teams took joint action in the Korangi and Jummah Goth area. Consequently, a wide network of illegal pipes was recovered, and service lines were killed during the operation.