Rati Agnihotri & Husband Booked For Rs 47 Lakh Electricity Theft Case

BEST’s vigilance squad has alleged that the electricity meter of the actress’s penthouse at Worli was tampered with, causing it losses of Rs 47 lakh (approx) over 3 years

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Rati Agnihotri & Husband Booked For Rs 47 Lakh Electricity Theft Case

Two years ago, veteran actress Rati Agnihotri made headlines when she accused her businessman husband Anil Virwani of domestic violence. Now, she is amidst controversy, yet again.

Rati and Anil have been booked in a case of electricity theft of Rs 46.9 lakh at their residence. BEST's vigilance squad on Thursday alleged that the electricity meter for the actress’s spacious penthouse at Worli seaface was tampered with, causing it losses to the tune of Rs 47 lakh over three years.

According to a police official, an engineer noticed that the Virwanis had allegedly not paid for 1,77,647 units of electricity by tampering the meter since April 4, 2013.

rati agnihotri and husband anil virwani together
Image Source: twitter/ratiagnihotri3

The official further added that an FIR was registered at Worli police station yesterday against Rati and her husband for the theft of Rs 46.9 lakh worth electricity under section 135 of Indian Electricity Act.

Zonal deputy police commissioner Pravin Padwal said, “We have registered a case of electricity theft amounting to Rs 46.9 lakh. We are probing the issue.”

While the actress could not be reached, when contacted, Virwani said, “Neither me nor Rati nor my son Tanuj is in Mumbai right now. I was shocked when I learnt about the matter this afternoon. There has been some misunderstanding and I will address the issue when I return to the city. We have been living in this apartment building for nine or ten years and nothing of this sort has happened before. I am saddened that I was not given a chance to explain. The officials arrived and said they wanted to see the house so I called two of my staff members and allowed them in. I am completely taken by surprise.”


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