A chip inside a meter box was operated through remote control

Even as 2.9 million people in the city are paying through their noses each month for limited units of power, Mumbai's electricity mafia is distributing unlimited power supply for as less as Rs 200. The gross violation came to light after the vigilance cell of Reliance Energy upped its ante against consumers of illegal electricity. The power supplying company has already filed 120 FIRs with the police under Section 135 of Electricity Act 2003 in the matter.