BENGALURU: An official from
Vodafone Idea Ltd
filed a
complaint
against two subcontractors, who were maintaining
optical fibre cables
, for allegedly cutting the
cables
and disrupting service for a few days.
Deputy general manager of VIL, Saifullah Khan identified the accused as Deepu Balakrishna and Manu. Investigating officials from Sampigehalli
police
station said the accused are residents of Jakkur and yet to be arrested. “Knowing that a police complaint has been lodged against them, they fled their homes. However, we will trace them soon,” said police.
According to Khan, the accused were upset because their contracts were not being renewed. “Their contracts were about to end this month and sensing they wouldn’t be renewed, the two decided to defame our firm by cutting the cables. The act has affected customers and caused financial loss to our firm. When our team was repairing the damaged cables, the accused claimed they are the ones who had cut the cables. We seek legal action against the suspects,” reads the
FIR
.
Khan told TOI that at least eight lakh subscribers were affected since December 12 midnight due to the incident. “The accused had cut the cables in 20 different places, including Nagavara flyover, Thanisandra and
Telecom Layout
. This affected subscribers between
Mehkri Circle
, Devanahalli and
KR Puram
. The suspects started cutting the cables on December 12 night. We filed the complaint on Tuesday,” he said.
According to a VIL spokesperson, repeated instances of fibre cuts in few areas partially disrupted the company’s services over the last couple of days.
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