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Samajwadi MP from Sambhal booked for power theft

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December 20, 2024

The Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Ziaur Rehman Barq was booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday for alleged theft of electricity at his residence in the Deepa Sarai neighbourhood here, officials said.

- Press Trust of India

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While the MP was booked under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003, (theft of power or unauthorised use of electricity), police said his father Mamlukur Rehman Barq was also booked for allegedly threatening government officials during the power department's inspection at their home.

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