Power officials, cops held hostage in Hisar village during a raid to check power theft.

A six-member team of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) officials and two cops were held hostage in Hisar's Sisar village on Saturday during a raid to check power theft. Those held hostage included a junior engineer. The officials and cops were released only after Hansi sub-divisional magistrate intervened in the



matter.

The villagers alleged the team members misbehaved with some women while visiting their houses in the early hours. Vikash Sisar, a villager, said the team couldn't produce any document authorising them to carry out the raid. 'Some team members misbehaved with women. It has become a routine for the electricity officials to harass villagers,' he said.