Obscene messages on 13 social media pages against Sowjanya movement activists: Police file FIR
Belthangady: A case has been filed at the Belthangady Police Station based on a complaint given by Kusumavathi, mother of Sowjanya, who has accused 13 people of posting defamatory and obscene messages about her and Sowjanya movement activists on their social media accounts.
Belthangady Police have booked 13 social media pages named Shubha Rai, Yashwanth Gatti Kokkada, Deepak Shetty Bengaluru, Saraswathi Amitabh Bajpe, Amit Bajpe, Anu Shetty, Naveen Gowda, Jai Kunjappa, YM Admin, Troll Bahubali, Rajesh Nayak, Instagram account troll Thimmarowdy, Shetty Tanush in the matter under BNS 2023 (u/s 79,296).
Kusumavathi, a resident of Pangala in Dharmasthala village, has pointed out in her complaint that she and the other activists had been battling for justice for 13 years after the death of her daughter Sowjanya. In recent times, however, morphed photographs of all such activists as well as Kusumavathi and obscene messages were being shared repeatedly on social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, to tarnish their images.
She said that the messages posted between August 1, 2024 and September 3, 2025 were brought to her notice by her brother Purandara Gowda.
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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.
