Uttar Pradesh / Hardoi: The electricity bill was due several thousand, the team went to collect it by throwing pepper in the eyes, the defaulter absconded, FIR was registered
The team of the Electricity Department in K Sandila of the district got into trouble when a defaulter suddenly threw red chillies in the eyes of the team members. It is being told that the recovery team of Electricity Department has reached Chakkar Road in Mohalla Manas Nagar of Sandila town. Shivkant and Nanha were included in this team. Shivkant asked Ranjit Kumar, a defaulter of Rs 7073 from the same locality, to deposit the dues. At first the defaulter flatly refused to deposit the money. After this, while abusing, he brought red chili powder from inside the house.
Accused absconding from the spot
During the conversation with the team of the Electricity Department, they could understand that the person threw red chillies in their eyes. Seeing this, there was chaos on the spot. People did not understand for some time, what happened after all. Meanwhile, taking advantage of the opportunity, Ranjit Kumar ran away. JE Raj Kumar Gupta has given a complaint to the police in this regard.
Could attack with a knife
According to Tahrir, the defaulter was carrying a sharp knife in his hand. He could have done some serious crime. But on hearing the noise, he ran away from there. ASP Anil Kumar Yadav told that a case has been registered on JE’s Tahrir. According to ASP Hardoi Anil Kumar Yadav, the police is investigating the whole matter and action will be taken soon. This is not the first case of misbehavior and assault with the employees of the Electricity Department. In such a situation, there is a need that adequate security arrangements should be given to these employees who provide essential services to the people 24 hours a day.
