Mumbai, July 14: Adani Electricity’s anti-theft drive has succeeded in significantly reducing its Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 4.46 per cent in FY 2025-26 from 4.7 per cent in the previous year, which positions it among the Discoms with the lowest AT&C losses nationwide, according to a company statement issued on Tuesday.

This significant reduction of 0.24 per cent in AT&C losses across Adani Electricity’s extensive network will lower the burden on honest, paying consumers, the statement said.

Adani Electricity conducted 36,720 mass raids during the financial year 2025-2026 and registered 486 First Information Reports (FIRs) against perpetrators of power theft. This intensified vigilance also reflects a 40 per cent increase in odd-timing raids which include early morning, late evening and holidays.

Additionally, 5897 power theft cases were booked. During raids, 79.25 tons of illegal wires were recovered. A total theft of 19.82 million units — amounting to Rs 43.39 crore — was assessed, according to the statement.

The important cases include the successful detection and booking of a high-value electricity theft case of Rs 1.63 crore involving direct supply for moulding activity at Swastik Compound, Chincholi Bandar Road, Malad (West) on 7th November 2025, by the company’s vigilance team.

Similarly, on 4th July 2025 another high-value electricity theft case of Rs 80 lacs was booked involving direct supply for moulding activity at Motilal Nagar, Goregaon (West).

Besides, a case involving electricity theft to the tune of Rs 48.73 lakh was booked in June involving direct supply for moulding activity at Malad (East).

Stealing electricity is a non-bailable offence. Under Section 135 of the Electricity Act 2003, an offender can be punished with a fine, a jail term of up to three years, or both, once proven guilty.

Adani Electricity actively collaborates with police authorities to conduct regular mass raids, apprehend offenders, and confiscate equipment used for power theft. During FY 2025-26, a significant amount of 79.25 tons of unauthorized wires and other equipment were seized, the statement said.

Power theft in high-demand areas like slum clusters, where new network development is challenging due to space constraints, severely overloads the existing infrastructure.

This strain increases maintenance costs due to more frequent cable and transformer failures.

An Adani Electricity spokesperson said, “Power theft unfairly burdens honest, paying consumers. Adani Electricity is committed to eliminating the menace of power theft. By combating such unlawful activities, we safeguard the interests of our customers. We will intensify our efforts in specific areas to further reduce AT&C losses this year.”

“The significant reduction in AT&C losses this year is a direct result of our intensified efforts against power theft. This not only safeguards our infrastructure but also alleviates the financial burden on our honest, paying consumers by enabling us to maintain competitive tariffs,” he added.

Navi Mumbai Police solved a nearly 11-month-old blind murder case in Airoli’s Yadav Nagar, arresting a woman and her alleged lover in connection with the killing of her husband.

The accused have been identified as Sunita Kushwah (40), wife of the deceased, and Rahul Dashrath Prajapati (30), a rickshaw driver from Ghansoli. The victim has been identified as Baliram Suryanath Kushwah (50).

According to police, Sunita and Rahul allegedly planned the murder after Baliram objected to their relationship. Police said the accused allegedly killed Baliram at his residence and later attempted to conceal the crime by chopping his body into pieces and disposing of his remains in a forest area.

Speaking about the investigation, Senior Police Inspector Devidas Kathole of Rabale MIDC Police Station said that the case was a blind murder as there was no direct evidence initially. During the investigation, technical evidence, call detail records (CDR) and interrogation of the suspects helped the police uncover the conspiracy, he said.

Police said Baliram lived in Yadav Nagar with his wife and two children. During this period, Sunita allegedly developed a relationship with Rahul. After Baliram became aware of the relationship and opposed it, police alleged that the two accused decided to eliminate the obstacle.

Investigators said the children were sent to relatives before the alleged crime took place on August 9, 2025. Police said Baliram was allegedly killed at home, following which efforts were made to hide evidence and mislead the family.

After the incident, Sunita allegedly rented out the Yadav Nagar house and moved with her children to Rahul’s residence in Ghansoli. Police said she allegedly told relatives for several months that Baliram had left the house.

The case came to light after a missing persons complaint was registered at Rabale MIDC Police Station in April 2026. During the investigation, police found that both accused had changed their mobile phones and SIM cards. However, technical evidence, call records and discrepancies in their statements helped investigators trace their involvement.

Police said during questioning, both accused allegedly revealed details of the crime. Based on their information, teams have started searching the Gawli Dev hill area for further evidence.

The court has sent both accused to seven days of police custody. Further investigation in the case is underway.

Mumbai, July 13: The mid-term meeting of the Executive Council of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra began at 2 pm on the second floor of Hajj House, Paltan Road under the chairmanship of Maulana Haleemullah Qasmi (President of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) and concluded at 5 pm.

The meeting began with the recitation of the Holy Quran and Naat Khawani by Mufti Mirza Kaleem Beg Nadvi (President of Jamiat Ulema Marathwada). More than one thousand members of the Executive Council from all over Maharashtra attended the meeting.

Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Qasmi (General Secretary, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) presented the Secretary’s Report and Maulana Haleemullah Qasmi (President, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) delivered a detailed presidential address in which he described the methodology, procedures and history of Jamiat Ulema, describing the organization as a purely religious organization, described the services of its leaders in the independence of the country and laid special emphasis on Hindu-Muslim unity and moral reform in the Muslim society to combat communalism in the current situation of the country.

In this meeting, seven proposals on various topics were presented by the officials of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra.

The proposal related to SIR was presented by Maulana Muhammad Arif Omari, Vice President of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra, in which he explained the method of filling the enumeration form and drew special attention to the fact that people should not sit in their homes and wait for the BLO, but should set up camps at different places, gather people there and help the BLO fill the forms by blocking the camp.
Maulana Umari also said that keep the photo of the 2002 list from which the mapping has been done. Advocate Imran Khan attended the meeting as the special guest and in his short speech, praising the SIR proposal of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra, said that it has three phases. The first phase was mapping, which has been done. The second phase is filling the enumeration form, which is ongoing.

After this, a third phase will come, which is that those whose names will not be able to appear in the electoral roll should not be disappointed, but rather it is more important to prove yourself eligible by submitting documents in a legal manner. There is no need to be afraid of this, but be mentally prepared to try to face it with courage.

Mufti Muhammad Haroon Nadvi (Vice President, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) presented a proposal titled “Strengthening Democracy”, in which he explained the usefulness of the democratic system and its need in a multi-religious country like India, and said that in recent days, the brothers of the country have risen up in protest against the demolition of mosques in Rajasthan, which is a good omen for the democratic system of the country.

Qari Muhammad Idrees Ansari (Vice President, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) mentioned the habit of drug abuse and its common behavior among the young generation and gave suitable solutions to overcome it.
Qari Abdul Rashid Hamidi (Vice President, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) explained the harms of unnecessary use of social media and said that 16 youths have been arrested in our region of Marathwada for adopting an incautious attitude on social media and youths from several places are behind bars for commenting and liking on social media, whose cases are being investigated by the Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra Legal Department. The aid committee is fighting,
Maulana Ishtiaq Qasmi (Treasurer of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) while proposing a proposal on Hindu-Muslim unity said that Jamiat Ulema Hind has been convinced since the first day of its establishment that the country cannot progress without Hindu-Muslim unity.

Further explaining this proposal, Maulana Haleemullah Sahib Qasmi said that unity does not mean that both parties adopt each other’s religion or customs, but rather that they create a common environment of good behavior, morality and respect for the rights of their neighbors while adhering to their respective religions. For this, Jamiat Ulema Hind has formed a forum under the convenorship of Hazrat Maulana Syed Asjad Madani (Vice President of Jamiat Ulema Hind) which will run its movement in the country. It has been decided to hold a training program in Mumbai on August 27, the details of which will be informed soon.

Qari Muhammad Yunus Chaudhry (Vice Treasurer of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra) proposed a proposal on the need and importance of social reform, Maulana Abdul Qayyum Nazish (Director of Religious Schools) proposed the need for religious education and Mufti Hafeezullah Qasmi (Director of the organization) emphasized the formation of new units of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra and proposed that a quarterly accountability meeting should be held in every district of the state of Maharashtra.
Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra’s executive committee meeting: Public awareness on SIR is the need of the hour, should not be neglected: Maulana Haleemullah Qasmi
Finally, one representative each from the five geographical regions of the state of Maharashtra (Mumbai and its environs, Khandesh, Vidarbha, Western Maharashtra and Marathwada) expressed their impressions about the meeting and the meeting came to an end with the prayer of the president of the meeting.
Before the meeting, there was a luncheon. The Director of the Office of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra, Hafiz Muhammad Arif Ansari, Maulana Muhammad Asid Qasmi (Member of the Executive Council) and the staff of the state office carried out the arrangements with great care.