ASI suspended for harassing women during Durga puja
Samastipur (Bihar), Oct 19: An assistant sub-inspector who was deployed to maintain law and order in a village here allegedly harassed women during Durga pooja celebration following which he was beaten up by angry crowd, police said Friday.
ASI Upendra Nath Vidyarthi was suspended on the basis of a video clip of the incident, Samastipur Superintendent of Police Harpreet Kaur said.
He was found teasing girls and women in an inebriated condition Thursday night on Maha Navami in Vikrampur Bande village under Mufassil police station, Kaur said.
Vidyarthi was deployed in the village to ensure law and order in various Durga puja pandals on Mahanavami.
Villagers alleged that the ASI, who was not in his uniform, was found teasing girls and women in an inebriated condition, police sources said.
He was beaten up by villagers who later hand him over to police.
Kaur said a committee headed by Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police Pritish Kumar has been constituted to probe the allegations against the ASI.
The local police took Vidyarthi to hospital for medical examination in which it could not be confirmed whether he was drunk, police sources said.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
