PDD has received a complaint and is working to restore the power supply.
Baramulla, August 4 In a startling event, copper core coils from a 250 kv transformer were taken by robbers in Jehama hamlet of Rafiabad in the Baramulla region of north Kashmir, disrupting the local electrical supply.
The residents informed the news outlet, Kashmir News Observer, that they discovered the theft early in the morning and reported it to the police.
The supply of electricity has been disturbed by the strange incident.
The incident took place at night. They added that after severing both power supply lines, the copper core coils were carefully removed, leaving the transformer’s body intact.
The incident has been reported to the authorities, who have launched an inquiry to apprehend the perpetrators and are working to restore the area’s power supply.
This is a unique and strange occurrence that has never been reported before. The village is in despair because we are left in the dark, according to Sofi Ghulam Mohammed, a local.
Abdul Qayoom, a PDD inspector, stated, “In my forty years of service, I have not witnessed such an incident.” They have filed a complaint at the local police post, he said.
Restoring the area’s electrical supplies is a current endeavour.
