Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Youths Damage Meters, Threaten Officials in Jabalpur
In Jabalpur, some young people got upset when electricity officials tried to fix a broken meter in their neighborhood.
They took the new meters and broke six of them.
They also told the officials not to come back or they would get hurt.
The police are now investigating because the young people did something wrong by breaking government property and threatening the workers.
The broken meters cost a lot of money to replace.
Unidentified youths damaged six electricity meters in Jabalpur while officials attempted to replace a defective one.
The incident occurred in Patel Mohalla, behind Sai Temple, in the Madan Mahal area.
The estimated cost of the damaged meters is around Rs 50,000.
The youths threatened the officials and incited other residents to prevent meter replacements.
Police have registered a case for destruction of government property, criminal intimidation, and obstruction of officials.
- Who
- Unidentified youths and a group of local individuals
- What
- Damaged electricity meters and threatened officials
- When
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Patel Mohalla, behind Sai Temple, Madan Mahal, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Protesting the replacement of a defective meter
- Location
- Madan Mahal, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Incident Date
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Number of Damaged Meters
- 6
- Estimated Damage Cost
- Rs 50,000
- Charges Filed
- Destruction of government property, criminal intimidation, obstruction of officials