Yes the smart meters these days can be read daily remotely. If the amount accumulates beyond the deposit credit limit threshold, TNB should already be alarmed.

But you see the problem here lies is that none of the individual meters were recording the stolen electricity.

The theft tapped the stolen electricity supply from the incoming wire before going through the meter.

So who to blame?

Straight accusing the landlord is wrong, if the landlord tempered with the meter that is another story but instead the renting tenant got away free?

That is finding easy way scapegoat to pay for the losses.