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Summary At least 10 people were arrested and a case was registered against 20 others over canal water theft.
On the report of Dunya News regarding canal water theft, the irrigation department and police teams raided and arrested ten people in Kasur.Meanwhile, a case was registered against 20 farmers and 20 times fine more than the value of water was imposed on them.The irrigation authorities in Lahore told that the raids were made against farmers who were stealing water from Chahar canal and cases were registered against 20 farmers including Aziz Jatt and Mian Latif.According to Executive Engineer Irrigation, Haji Muhammad Arif, the illegal watercourses had been closed and breaches in the canals had been filled while action had been started to charge 20 times fine from the accused.
