The matter came to light when power company officials arrived for disconnections
Atul Bhavsar (62), retired group director of Indian Space Research Organisation ( Isro ), on Saturday filed a complaint with Vastrapur police. Bhavsar told police he has lived in Ahmedabad since joining Isro in 1987. Bhavsar, who retired in 2023, had bought the flat in Swapna Apartment in Thaltej in 1990. His family lived there till 2006. On Aug 12, a society resident told him that a Torrent Power team had arrived to disconnect lines of several houses in the building. On Aug 14, the residents visited a Torrent Power office and sought details of the applications. On Aug 23, the residents met a man identified as Jignesh Kadia, who allegedly admitted that he had submitted the applications using their names, but refused to disclose at whose behest.
Ahmedabad: A man allegedly used forged signatures and PAN cards of five residents of a Thaltej housing society to apply for permanent disconnection of their electricity meters. The matter came to light when a power company team arrived to disconnect the lines. He was among those whose connections were to be cut. It is currently occupied by the woman who looked after his parents. Bhavsar learnt that applications had been submitted to permanently remove meters registered in the names of five residents.