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AGRA: In a tit-for-tat move, an electrician of Firozabad district disconnected power supply of Linepar police station for over four hours after a cop issued challan of Rs 500 to him for not wearing helmet while riding.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening. According to the electrician, identified as Srinivas, “I was returning to local power station (Labour colony) on my motorcycle after repairing a fault in Badi Chapeti, when sub-inspector Ramesh Chandra stopped me and issued a challan of Rs 500 for not wearing helmet. I also made him to speak to my junior engineer on phone who also requested him to pardon me, but he did not listen.”

“The cop, along with his associates, started explaining me the rules for violating traffic norms and in return, I explained them the rules and penalty for not paying power bill on time. The police station of Linepar had a pending bill of Rs 6.62 lakh. Therefore, later I disconnect the power supply of the police station,” said electrician Srinivas.

Sub divisional officer, of DVVNL Firozabad district, Ranveer Singh said, “Several reminders were sent to the police station for pending bills. On Wednesday, we conducted a re-verification of pending amount of Linepar police station, and found that police department owes Rs 7 lakh. They haven’t paid a single paisa since 2016.”

He said, "The electrician and other employees were infuriated over issuing of challan by the police. The men have not received salary for the last four months and Srinivas expressed his inability to pay Rs 500 as challan. After generating the power bill, the police officers contacted us on Tuesday night to settle the dispute.”

Meanwhile, police claimed that over Rs 1.15 crore has already been paid to DVVNL against the electricity bill for all the offices and police stations in Firozabad. The remaining due would also be paid soon.

"The action of the electrician was unwarranted. Since 4.30pm, there was no power supply in the police station for nearly four hours. We contacted senior officials of DVVNL against the electrician's act,” said station house officer of Linepar, Sanjay Singh.

"Our district superintendent did not spare even 70 policemen who were found flouting the traffic norms, how could we have pardoned the electrician. The due amount of bill would be paid soon to DVVNL,” added the SHO.

