Baloch Colony Police started collecting more than Rs 1 million weekly from water thieves in Defense View.
Under the patronage of the concerned police, fake large illegal mini hydrants at more than 30 locations in Defence View, Manzoor Colony, Anejo Town, Bill Town, Gujjar Chowk and Rehman Colony are involved in stealing millions of gallons of water daily from government water lines.
According to reliable sources from the Water Board, water thieves in Defense View have built water tanks with capacities ranging from fifty thousand gallons to one hundred thousand gallons underground in residential buildings.
The water theft mafia illegally fills water tankers of 1,000 to 3,000 gallons from their water dumping points and then sells them at exorbitant prices in surrounding areas including DHA and Akhtar Colony.
Water Board sources have said that an illegal mini hydrant is operating on Plot No. DD36, Phase 3, located in Defense View, within the limits of Baloch Colony Police Station.
According to reliable sources of the Water Board, the said illegal mini-hydrant, a person named Saqib alias Pasha, has been involved in an organized business of stealing water from under a residential building for the past several years. Baloch Colony Police and Manzoor Colony have been investigating the matter.