UP: Sadhu cuts off private part over allegations of love affair
KANPUR: Upset over the allegations of 'love affair', a 45-year-old sadhu cut off his private part in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The shocking incident was reported from Kamasin town in the district. The injured Sadhu has been admitted to a trauma centre at district hospital in a serious condition.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (City) Raghvendra Singh told TOI that the sadhu, identified as Maidani Baba, has been living in an 'ashram' on a land which was lying vacant at the Dando road forest cover since past few years.
He further stated that Maidani Baba, who was on nine-day Navratri fasting, was very much disturbed over the allegations about his love-affair with a local woman.
"In his preliminary statement, Maidani Baba has held two persons responsible for his extreme step. He said both were trying to tarnish his image by linking his name with a village woman. We have lodged an FIR under relevant sections of IPC in this regard and are investigating the matter further. Arrests are likely to be made, once the charges levelled will be corroborated," said the DSP further.
The incident came to light after some villagers found the sadhu lying in a pool blood when they reached his `ashram' on Friday.
They immediately alerted the local police, who in turn reached the spot and rushed the injured sadhu to a nearby clinic from where he was later referred to the district hospital trauma centre.
Doctors at the hospital stated the condition of sadhu to be serious, the police said. "Doctors informed that nearly 80 per cent of the man's private part has been cut off from his body and a surgery has been performed," police said further.
Courtesy: timesofindia
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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.
