Water Theft: 17 Individuals Nabbed In Sargodha

News Desk

Sargodha: The Irrigation Department of Sargodha launched a crackdown against the water pilferers on Monday and claimed to have arrested 17 individuals for their involvement in water theft across the district.

According to a spokeswoman, the suspects, identified as Ahmed Hayat, Nasir, Iqbal, Bilal, Sarwar, Nabeel, Ayub, Khizer, Kaleem, Saleem, Majid, Fahad, Usman, and others, were involved in stealing water from canals.

Earlier in August, the teams of the Irrigation Department conducted raids in various areas of the districts, including Ghilapur and Bhabrah villages, and caught Aslam, Habib, Umar Hayyat, Faheem, Nawaz, and others who were stealing water from canals.