Cash, jewelry donated by devotees stolen from Padre temple; Surathkal Police file FIR
Mangaluru: Surathkal Police have filed an FIR against several people including police officer Dinakar Shetty and Hindutva leader Satish Munchuru in relation to a recent theft of cash and gold from the Dhoomavathi Temple at Padre.
The FIR has named Shetty, Munchuru, Babu Bhandary, Lokayya Shetty, Yogish Konkanabail, Apeksha Shetty, Raviraj Suvarna, Ramanath Amin, Lathish Shetty, Mukesh Shetty, Swapna, Sunil and Rajesh as the suspects, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 303, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319 and 336 Crime No 94/2025.
Padmanabha Shetty, vice-president of the administration board of Jumadi Daivasthana in Padre, Surathkal, had filed a complaint with the civil court that the suspects had broken into the temple and stolen the cash, gold and silver donated by devotees. Currently, as directed by the court, Surathkal Police have filed the FIR against the suspects.
The administration board of the ancient Daivasthana has reportedly placed the donations from devotees in a bank locker. The money and jewelry was got to the temple during this year’s festival in March, but the suspects are accused of taking possession of the wealth instead of putting it back in the locker.
Also, since the filing of the complaint with the civil court, the Daivasthana board had been directed not to change the members. In spite of this, Dinakar Shetty has been accused of declaring that he was the new president of the board. In addition, Munchuru, who is not associated with either the town or the Daivasthana, has been involved in the theft, the complainant has said.
The suspects are estimated to have stolen approximately Rs 8 lakh of cash and 15 pawns of gold, according to the FIR.
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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.
