Delhi court sends man accused of killing IRS officer's daughter to 4-day police custody
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Thursday sent Rahul Meena, the 19-year-old domestic help accused of killing a senior IRS officer's daughter at her upscale southeast Delhi residence, to four days of police custody.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Deepika Thakaran allowed the Delhi Police's plea seeking four days of custodial interrogation of the accused.
A 22-year-old IIT graduate and the daughter of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was allegedly raped and killed at her Kailash Hills residence by Meena, their former house help, on Wednesday morning, hours after the accused and his associates allegedly sexually assaulted another woman in Rajasthan's Alwar.
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Lower yield, higher price: Mango lovers in K’taka warned by govt officials to be ready for shortage
Bengaluru: The people of Karnataka, who go gaga over the King of Fruits every summer, have been warned by concerned officials to be ready to go home from the market with lighter bags as well as emptier purses.
The state witnessed severe hailstorms and also untimely rains during the flowering stage of the mango crop, which has hit the mango harvest in Karnataka. While the state produced as high as 13-14 lakh metric tonnes of mango in 2025, it has managed to grow only 9-10 lakh metric tonnes this year, reports Deccan Herald.
As an outcome, the price of the crop has reportedly gone sky-high, increasing by 20 to 25 per cent compared to last year.
Speaking about the fall in yield, officials of the Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Limited are learned to have attributed the dip to a combination of unseasonal rainfall, persistent humidity, cloudy weather and sudden pest infestations that triggered massive fruit drops, affecting exports as well as the local supply chain.
Prominent mango-growing areas in Karnataka, like Ramanagar, Kolar and Srinivasapur in Kolar district, famed for the premium Alphonso (Badami) variety, have been greatly affected.
Vendors at present are purchasing the fruit at a rate of Rs 180-200 per kg, with retailers selling it to customers at Rs 250 to 300 a kg.
Some varieties are still available for customers and Bengaluru is expected to get a batch from Ramanagar in about a week’s time.
While the annual ‘Mango Mela’, which is held every year at Lalbagh, is expected to be held in the third week of May, officials have warned that organising the event might prove more expensive this year. As a result, Bengaluru might witness a ‘Mango Mela’ on a smaller scale at Cubbon Park, a smaller venue.
General Manager of HOPCOMS, Jayaprakash, is learned to have said that the yield this year was just about 50 per cent of the usual amount, which has caused a sky-rocketing of the rates.
He is further reported to have confirmed that, compared to last season, prices had jumped by 20 to 25 per cent, adding that, as it is still early in the season, a marginal price drop of 5 to 10 per cent might be seen after a week.
