Hyderabad paan shop chain owner arrested for raping techie
Hyderabad, June 8: The owner of a leading paan chain was arrested here on Friday for raping a techie after offering her a sweet paan laced with sedatives, police said.
Upendra Verma, 33, was arrested after the woman lodged a complaint against him at Kachiguda police station. Three others who helped him in trapping the techie and some other women were also arrested.
The woman alleged the accused cheated her by promising to marry her. Upendra, who runs a chain of high-end paan shops in the city, allegedly took their intimate photos and videos and blackmailed her by threatening to post them on Youtube.
She told police that she came in contact with him through Facebook four years ago and they became friends and the friendship later developed into an affair. She alleged that he sexually exploited her one night after offering a paan laced with sedatives.
The techie said when she suggested that they should get married, he refused and threatened to post her pictures and videos on social media.
The police were investigating if Upendra and his friends also trapped other women and exploited them.
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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.
