Nurse allegedly jumps to death from seventh floor with 3-year-old son in Gurugram
Gurugram (PTI): A 28-year-old nurse at a private hospital allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of a residential society with her 3-year-old son tied to her waist, resulting in their deaths, police said on Wednesday.
A dowry death case had been registered against the husband and in-laws of the deceased woman at Sector 10 A police station on Wednesday, following a complaint by the woman's brother, they said.
According to the police, the deceased woman and her son were identified as Sharmila and Yuvan. The woman used to work as a nurse in a private hospital while her husband Rohit runs a juice stall near the district court, Gurugram.
Rohit and Sharmila are residents of different villages in Mahendergarh district and they got married four years ago. They lived in a flat in Siddharth enclave near Wazirpur village, the police said.
The couple had frequent quarrels after their marriage and Sharmila's parents tried to resolve the matter by talking to them several times. On Tuesday, Sharmila's family had come to discuss the matter.
After they went back, Sharmila jumped from the seventh floor at around 3:30 PM with her 3-year-old son Yuvan. Both died on the spot. The police reached the spot and informed the family of the woman.
On Wednesday, the woman's brother Surender alleged that her husband and in-laws harassed her over dowry due to which she took this extreme step.
Following the complaint, an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the BNS against Rohit and his four other family members at Sector 10 A police station, they added.
"A probe is underway. We will hand over the bodies to kin after the postmortem tomorrow", said sub-inspector Jagdish Kumar, the investigating officer.
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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.
