KARACHI: Police on Sunday sealed an illegal hydrant in the SITE area and arrested three suspects.

The action against the illegal hydrant was taken by the anti-theft cell of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) with the help of Mochko police.

Officials said that suspects Muhammad Khalid, Israr and Waqar had established an underground water tank to steal water from the main line and were illegally selling it through tankers.

They said that the suspects were also mixing water not fit for human consumption from ponds and puddles with the line water and supplying it to people in different parts of the city.

The KWSB directed the anti-theft cell of the water utility to expand its operation against illegal hydrants and water theft in the city and take strict action against the culprits.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2022